NPR’s ‘Embedded’: Shutting Down A School

NPR's podcast "Embedded" takes a story from the news and goes deep. The latest goes inside a public school in Pennsylvania as it closes its doors. There’s been a historic number of school closings across the country. They disproportionately affect poor, black students.  NPR reporters went to Wilkinsburg High School to find out what it’s like when it’s your school. This hour On Point, “Embedded” inside a high school in its last days. — Jane Clayson

Guests

Shereen Marisol Meraji, reporter for NPR News and a co-host of the NPR podcast, Code Switch. Reported from Wilkingsburg High School for NPR's Embedded. (@RadioMirage)

Paul Reville, professor of practice of educational policy and administration at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Director of the Education Redesign Lab at Harvard University. Former Massachusetts Secretary of Education. (@PaulReville)

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