{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftalk-out-of-school.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Finterview-with-3-nyc-teachers-or7OtqOr","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Interview with NYC Teachers on the challenges they face with remote learning","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/b1c4f789-426b-4e42-8b40-ff8b1f34bf6d/b7a6e40c-db99-454f-a2a9-30e3d5b9471e/talk-out-of-school-7.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"Leonie Haimson spoke about excessive spending by the NYC Department of Education this year, including up to $700 million on busing they’re not using, while at the same time proposing to cut education budgets by over $800 million next year.\n\nThen she interviewed three NYC teachers, Liat Olenick, Bobson Wong, and Katie Lapham, about the challenges they face with remote learning, what grading policies there should be this year and how schools should be reconfigured next year to address the learning loss and emotional trauma experienced by many students.\n\nLiat also spoke about how families can participate remotely this week on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day by taking action on climate change."}