Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones examines a personal dilemma in a new essay, revealing her decision to enroll her daughter in a struggling, high-poverty Brooklyn public school despite its low academic performance. The choice challenges conventional expectations about educational opportunities and reflects broader debates on equity in American schooling. In a conversation on the PBS News podcast Settle In, she discusses the complexities behind her family’s unconventional path, offering a rare glimpse into how systemic issues shape individual lives. The piece blends reporting on racial and economic disparities with a deeply personal account of parenting in an unequal education system.
For decades, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones has reported on race, inequality and the deep divisions in American education. In a new essay, she turns the lens on a choice she made for her own family: sending her daughter to a high-poverty, low-performing school in Brooklyn. Geoff Bennett spoke with Hannah-Jones about the decision on our PBS News podcast, "Settle In."
