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715: Long-Awaited Asteroid Finally Hits Earth

Aug. 28, 2020

Prologue

Host Ira talks with a teacher in South Carolina who is just trying to figure out what the first day of school will look like.

Act One: Masked Crusaders

Two teachers find themselves thrown into a heated and ugly fight with parents right before school opens back up. Producer Miki Meek has this story from Utah.

Act Two: Screen Times at Ridgemont High

Aviva DeKornfeld talks with a high schooler about how he’s prepped for remote learning with a bunch of kids he doesn’t know. (4 minutes)

Act Three: Future Imperfect

David Kestenbaum talks to one teacher there who’s already gone through a month of in-person learning to see what the future might hold for other schools.

Act Four: The Case of the Well-Prepared Elementary School

A school that has prepared for every Covid scenario faces a problem they never saw coming. Stephanie Wang tells the story of one Indiana school's first day in person.

Act Five: The Leftovers

A week after starting classes, a Covid outbreak forces a university to send students back home. Producer Robyn Semien takes a tour of the emptying campus.

712: Nice White Parents

July 31, 2020

In just one year, everything in one ordinary public middle school changed. It went from an incoming class of thirty sixth graders—most of them Black, Latino, and Middle Eastern—to a class of 103 sixth graders.

Act Two

As the school year moved forward, the fundraising committee planned a gala at the French Embassy. And the PTA planned a separate, Spring Carnival.