What does it take for young people living without the most basic resources to make it to and through college? We'll speak to Kendra, a Chicago Public Schools graduate, and her high school counselor Ms. Roa to find out. Special guest: Sara Goldrick-Rab of Temple University.

Separate and Unequal

Episode 1: No Place Like Home

A roundtable discussion of the topics covered in Episode 1.  Special Guests: Bridgette Davis and Darnell Leatherwood.

Episode 1: Roundtable Discussion

"Vanishing Children" discusses the intersections between school closings, neighborhood violence,  and trauma in schools. Guests: Dr. Desmond Patton, Principal of Tilden High School Maurice Swinney, and Andre Johnson, M.S.W. 
This episode is dedicated in the memory of Endia Martin. 

May Peace Prevail on Earth.

Episode2- Vanishing Children

Roundtable discussion for Episode 2. Guests: Shango Johnson and Liam Bird.

Episode 2: Roundtable

What happens to children requesting asylum at the U.S. border? Find out. Gloria was 16 when she made the long journey from Guatemala to the US without her parents. Before being reunited with her uncle she was separated from her brother and taken to a place called "the kennel".

Special guests: Dr. Emily Ruehs, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Elmhurst College, and Dr. Daysi Diaz-Strong, Assistant Professor of Social Work at Aurora University.

Producers: Kallie Clark, Marcella Uribe

Episode 3: Gloria's Dilemma

Frank discussions on the promises and problems of public education in America.

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