When you think about education, you may think about what children are learning and how they are being taught. But what about the spaces where the education is taking place? For many children, The sights, sounds, and physical environment of the typical classroom can make learning next to impossible.
Gina Gayle-Faulkner
Gina Faulkner is a writer, filmmaker, and educator based in Philadelphia. She teaches writing, literature, and media, and much of her creative work explores Black life, childhood, disability, education, and the ways stories shape how we understand ourselves and our communities.
Gina has loved radio and audio storytelling since my college radio days, and she’s excited to return to the medium through Block by Block. She’s especially interested in community-centered journalism that makes room for voices, experiences, and stories that don’t always receive sustained attention in traditional media.
Outside of teaching, Gina writes fiction, poetry, and screenplays and develops film and media projects. She’s also a wife and mom, an enthusiastic researcher of whatever has captured her curiosity that week, and someone who genuinely believes storytelling can be a tool for connection, imagination, and change.
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October 21, 2026 (Block by Block)
With the November 3 election less than two weeks away, this episode features a story about Philadelphians who choose not to to vote… and why. We also hear about what it takes to create classrooms that are conducive to learning for neurodivergent students, and how community members in three Philly neighborhoods are dealing with the impact of gentrification in three different ways.