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Nikole Hannah-Jones Regrets Brooklyn School Choice for Daughter

By Drooid · Sep 22, 2026, 3:07 AM UTC · How we work

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Nikole Hannah-Jones said she regrets sending her daughter Najya to low-income Brooklyn schools.
She enrolled Najya at PS 307 and Urban Assembly Unison in 2015.
In fourth grade teachers failed to grade Najya’s work, inflating her confidence.
When Najya entered high school she needed tutoring to catch up, showing skill gaps.
She bought a $1.5 million Bed-Stuy brownstone in 2018 despite the school-choice experiment.

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Nikole Hannah-Jones said she regrets sending her daughter Najya to low-income Brooklyn schools.
She enrolled Najya at PS 307 and Urban Assembly Unison in 2015.
In fourth grade teachers failed to grade Najya’s work, inflating her confidence.
When Najya entered high school she needed tutoring to catch up, showing skill gaps.
She bought a $1.5 million Bed-Stuy brownstone in 2018 despite the school-choice experiment.