764: School's Out Forever Mar. 11, 2022 Prologue Host Chana Joffe-Walt talks to teachers and principals about the unique challenges the pandemic has created in their daily working lives. (7 minutes)
Act One: Big Mother Is Watching When school closed and threw routines into disarray, one mom and daughter figured out a new way to make it work.
Act Two: The Case of The Vanishing Sixth Grader The pandemic moved lots of families around, and many children simply vanished from school, in person, and online.
746: This Is Just Some Songs Sept. 3, 2021 Track Three: The End of the Road Producer Chana Joffe-Walt really loves the slideshows that schools display at end-of-the-year parent assemblies. A lot.
620: To Be Real July 14, 2017 Prologue Producer Chana Joffe-Walt tells Ira about a man who decided to do a drag act at his child's elementary school talent show.