Act One

Three girls, whose families traveled thousands of miles to get to New York, navigate their latest challenge: American middle school. (11 minutes)

A middle schooler really wants to trust the adults have her best interests in mind.

DeSantis has passed law after law about what can and can’t be taught in Florida classrooms.

Producer Chana Joffe-Walt talks to researcher Mary Koss about how she came to see a thing that others couldn’t, and about what she did with that knowledge. (15 minutes)

Producer Chana Joffe-Walt tells the story of a woman who took it upon herself to do something in an effort to help, and was not well received. (8 minutes)

The pandemic moved lots of families around, and many children simply vanished from school, in person, and online.