A podcast series commissioned by The Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Filmed, directed and produced by Tory Read.
The superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) describes his district’s efforts to improve education for low-income students by recruiting new teaching talent to the city through Teach for America and New Teachers Project. IPS serves 35,500 students. Roughly 80 percent of them qualify for free or reduced price lunch.
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Students at Parks talk about what they contribute to success at Parks and what inspires them to achieve at school. They also demonstrate the results of Parks’ success through their reflections on how they have changed in their time at the school and their descriptions of their plans for the future.
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Karate is one of many before- and after-school enrichment programs at Parks Middle School in inner-city Atlanta. Teachers and students talk about how karate contributes to the school’s efforts to improve results for kids and families at Parks, which went from chronically failing school to best in the district.
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A parent at Parks Middle School in Atlanta describes her involvement at the school and how it contributes to improved results for students. Engaged parents helped Parks change from a chronically failing school to best in the district.
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