In the first segment, student producer Christian Rojas Linares explores a new apprenticeship program through the eyes of Heidy Torres, a high school junior who works 16 hours a week for Bloomberg, the finance giant and media company.
The second segment, produced by Marcellino Melika and Tanvir Kaur, focuses on a student who has devoted enormous energy to getting into a top college — submitting 23 applications requiring 50 supplemental essays.
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P.S. 4: Revisiting Malcolm Gladwell's "Outliers"
P.S. 3: A Tribute to Teachers
P.S. 2: Breaking Down Admissions Changes
P.S. 1: Students Interview Chancellor Banks
Keeping Score: Part 4
Keeping Score: Part 3
Keeping Score: Part 2
Keeping Score: Part 1
Episode 8: "She Would Have Fallen Through The Cracks"
Episode 7: The Prayer Space
Episode 6: “School Felt Like A Ghost Town”
Episode 5: Why I Turned Down A Specialized High School
Episode 4: "As If I Were A Criminal"
Episode 3: "The Chance To Be Themselves"
Episode 2: "The Kids Have Gone Through Hell"
Episode 1: "The Only Person Who Believed in Me"
Episode 3: The College Advising Gap
Update: Who Gets to Play?
Episode 2: A Year Without Sports
Episode 1: Mental Health
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