Annnnd check out this great writeup by @MichaelElsenRoo for @ChalkbeatNY!

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In Part 2 (new today), Mark and Max take questions from @reemadamin of @ChalkbeatNY and the live audience. They reflect on the Chancellor's remarks, why they chose Queens/District 28 for Season 2, and what they learned.

In Part 1, our hosts @GriffithMW @maxfreedperson interview @DOEChancellor David C. Banks. At the end of his first year on the job, does he see a future for diversity planning in NYC? What's his vision for improving schools in historically neglected areas?

Did you miss School Colors Live at @QPLNYC in December? We've got you covered. Two bonus episodes available now, wherever you listen to podcasts.

Thanks especially for coming back to School Colors after including Season 1 in the Best Podcasts of 2019!

The blurb:

What a nice way to end the year! Many thanks to @TheAtlantic @LJStandley @McQuadeEric for including School Colors in their Best Podcasts of 2022! https://t.co/q1IMuIsvZY

This event was co-produced by @QPLNYC @ChalkbeatNY @THECITYNY, emceed by Chalkbeat reporter @reemadamin, with introductory remarks from CEC28 President @VijahRamjattan.

Did you miss our live event at @QPLNYC last week? Have no fear -- the recording is here! In this first of two bonus episodes, @GriffithMW & @maxfreedperson interview @DOEChancellor about diversity planning, Southeast Queens, and more.

Our conversation with @DOEChancellor @reemadamin will be out in podcast form next week, but here's a preview from intrepid live-tweeter @MichaelElsenRoo. Thanks @ChalkbeatNY @THECITYNY @QPLNYC for making this event happen, and thanks to everyone to came out!

CC @akilbello @alexfreidus @MaggieEThornton @mira_debs @mehallb @BlaireEECE @rapriseup @LaurelFynes @ZinnEdProject @elbuckheit @rise_indy @prof_ishimaru @PeterTPiazza @NickJuravich @AnnieTangent @lynnshon @mallory_locke @lapham_katie @DominiqueJL15 @soortle @PositiveSubway

And if you've struggled to find Season 2 since it was originally published earlier this year by NPR's Code Switch, good news! All episodes of BOTH seasons are now available in the original School Colors feed, in any podcast app. For example:

With two seasons out in the world, we still hope to amplify the impact of the show by finding out who's using the podcast and how -- and seeing how we can help. This survey is an important first step!

Our podcast School Colors was always conceived as a tool for education and organizing. Have you shared School Colors with your community, or used School Colors to teach? (If you haven't yet, would you like to?) We want to know! Fill out this short survey:

If you can't get enough of School Colors and you live in NYC, good news: we're having a live event! Join @GriffithMW @maxfreedperson at @QPLNYC on Thursday December 15, with special guest @DOEChancellor and moderated by @reemadamin @ChalkbeatNY. RSVP:

ICYMI: Season 2 takes place in Queens, New York -- widely touted as "the most diverse place on the planet." So why would a school district in Queens need a diversity plan? And why would so many Queens parents be so fiercely opposed? Listen now:

If you subscribe to School Colors, we might have been blowing up your phone this morning... that's because it's homecoming day for Season 2! All episodes of S2 (orig. published by @NPRCodeSwitch) are now available in the School Colors feed.

With the summer in full swing, members of ACLS staff share their latest book and podcast recommendations, from a new Nigerian murder mystery novel by Wole Soyinka to a @BklynDeep podcast on issues of race & class in New York City public schools: