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P.S. Weekly: Away Game — Students Who Play Sports for Other Schools

May 22, 2026

What if your high school doesn’t offer your favorite sport? Today’s disparities in access to sports teams stem from a policy pushed by former Mayor Michael Bloomberg to replace large high schools with smaller ones. These new schools, largely serving Black and Latino students, didn't have the enrollment to field an array of teams — creating a systemic deficit that still disproportionately affects students of color.As part of a 2022 settlement of a class action lawsuit arguing that the Pub...

P.S. Weekly: What's the Price of Success (Academy)? Former Students Open Up

May 15, 2026

Success Academy reshaped what free education for low-income students could look like. The network boasts above average scores on state tests and impressive college admissions statistics. Some alumni, however, wonder if the academic pressure and strict behavioral standards are worth it. Its famously test-focused approach has raised a question: How much pressure on students is too much?P.S. Weekly producers Jeremiah Dickerson, a senior at Williamsburg Charter High School, and Noa Salas Adam, a ...

P.S. Weekly: When Two Schools Become One

May 08, 2026

The nation’s largest school system is shrinking, and one way city officials are tackling the drop: ramping up school mergers. New York City schools enrolled 793,000 K-12 students this school year, down about 15% from the 2019-20 school year, according to Education Department data. The number of students who have left the system during this time is bigger than Philadelphia’s entire public school population. That has left the city’s school system with an increasing number of small schools that ...