1 in 3 students are chronically absent from school.* One surprising reason? A lack of access to clean clothes. We teamed up with Whirlpool to explore this hidden educational crisis.
For the second episode in our three-part series, our host, psychologist and parent educator Dr. Jazmine McCoy, will cover: how chronic absenteeism affects a student’s social-em ... Show More
Yesterday
Vrabel & Russini’s Romance Rumors, Megan’s Hot Girl Summer 2.0, and Chloe Kim’s Princess Treatment
The takeaway from this week’s sports and pop culture news is that love isn’t real. From the romance rumors between Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini to Megan thee Stallion breaking up with Klay Thompson over cheating allegations, we’ve lost all faith in men…except Myles Garrett. He ... Show More
1h 1m
Apr 22
Megan & Sue Call It Quits, West Takes Amanda to the Ball Game, and Noah Lyles’ First Look Flop
Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird announced that after a decade together, they’re separating. Excuse us while we fly our flags at half staff. On the opposite end of the love spectrum, Olympic track and field athlete Noah Lyles got married – and probably fired his videographer after shar ... Show More
39m 16s
Apr 15
Hudson Williams’ Peloton Play, Coco’s Critics Get Shut Down, and WNBA Draft Orange Carpet Recap
Coco Gauff sported her natural hair in a recent ad for Miu Miu and the internet showed us why we can’t have nice things. The no. 3 ranked tennis player shut down criticism about her appearance and more importantly, to encourage young Black girls to embrace their natural hair. Mea ... Show More
48m 20s
May 2023
The Sunday Read: ‘The School Where the Pandemic Never Ended’
<p>Lakishia Fell-Davis is aware that at this point, in 2023, most people are treating the coronavirus pandemic as a thing of the past. For her, though, Covid still poses a real threat: Fell-Davis has Type I diabetes, putting her at higher risk of hospitalization and long-term com ... Show More
37m 25s
Feb 2021
Étudiant.e.s : comment l’isolement affecte le cerveau des jeunes [Émotions à emporter]
Comment va-t-on, vraiment, quand on a 20 ans en 2021 ? Avec les cours en ligne et la privation de voir ses proches comme avant, la “génération pandémie” sacrifie une partie de sa jeunesse. Mais plus grave encore, selon une étude de l’Observatoire de Vie Étudiante, 31% des étudian ... Show More
18m 40s
Apr 2024
Kids Are Missing School at an Alarming Rate
<p>Long after schools have fully reopened after the pandemic, one concerning metric suggests that children and their parents have changed the way they think about being in class.</p><p>Sarah Mervosh, an education reporter for The Times, discusses the apparent shift to a culture i ... Show More
28m 8s
Dec 2020
PsychEd Episode 30: Anti-black Racism and Mental Health with Dr. Kwame McKenzie
Welcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers anti-black racism and mental health with Dr. Kwame McKenzie. Dr. McKenzie is an international expert on the social causes of illness, suicide and the development of effective ... Show More
1h 4m
Oct 2023
PsychEd Episode 58: Depression in Children and Adolescents with Dr. Darren Courtney
Welcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers depression in children and adolescents with Dr. Darren Courtney, a scientist with the Cundill Centre for Child and Youth Depression and the Margaret and Wallace McCain Centre ... Show More
57m 15s
Nov 2021
The School Board Wars, Part 2
<p><i>This episode contains strong language.</i></p><p>In Bucks County, Pa., what started out as a group of frustrated parents pushing for schools to reopen devolved over the course of a year and half into partisan disputes about America’s most divisive cultural issues.</p><p>But ... Show More
42m 14s
Jul 2023
PsychEd Episode 56: Understanding Trauma and Addictions with Dr. Gabor Maté
Welcome to PsychEd, the psychiatry podcast for medical learners, by medical learners. This episode covers trauma and addictions with Dr. Gabor Maté, a retired physician who, after 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience, worked for over a decade in Vancouver’s ... Show More
1h 2m
Jun 2020
The Struggle to Teach From Afar
<p>Ronda McIntyre’s classroom is built around a big rug, where her students crowd together often for group instruction. But since March, when schools across the country shut down because of the coronavirus, she has had to try to create the same sense of community remotely. Her cl ... Show More
30m 17s