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'The Stolen Year' details how politics and pandemic magnified inequality in education

'The Stolen Year' details how politics and pandemic magnified inequality in education

FromNPR's Book of the Day


'The Stolen Year' details how politics and pandemic magnified inequality in education

FromNPR's Book of the Day

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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Aug 30, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Author Anya Kamenetzwas covering education for NPR when the pandemic started spreading in the U.S. She says she saw how political affiliation, divisions and distrust prevented leaders from putting kids first. Kamenetz sits down with Steve Inskeep to discuss her new book, The Stolen Year, and how the pandemic "magnified the inequality" that already existed among school children.
Released:
Aug 30, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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