Anya Kamenetz

And I'm just curious whether you have had any changes of heart or changes of approach, or whether you've seen other people going through changes of approach or reconsideration.

Anya Kamenetz, the former NPR editor, reporter that we both know, she was on Substack the other day saying, you know, given a choice between teaching a kid to read and trying to desegregate schools again, I think we got to focus on the reading.

Anyway, now it sounds like I've got lots of examples, but I want more.

Are you seeing people out there or are you reconsidering things?

It's a six-part series featuring conversations with both experts and parents who are navigating special ed in America.

If you listened to last week's episode where I interviewed the host of Zero Reject, Anya Kamenetz, you know how much I love this show.

I'm excited to share the first episode with you now.

I hope you enjoy it.

The students used to, you know, call me names.

And so it lived with me.

I'm Anya Kamenetz.

I'm an education reporter.

If you've listened to our podcast for a while, you might remember our fresh take with education journalist and author Anya Kamenetz about the educational ground kids lost during COVID.

Now Anya has a six episode investigative podcast about special education in America.

It's called Zero Reject, and we want to share an episode of it with you today.

The students used to, you know, call me names.

And so it lived with me.

I'm Anya Kamenetz.

I'm an education reporter.

And you're listening to Zero Reject from Understood.org.

And so it lived with me.

I'm Anya Kamenetz.

I'm an education reporter.

And you're listening to Zero Reject from Understood.org.

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on Zero Reject.

Zero Reject, The Uncertain Future of Special Education is written and reported by me, Anya Kamenetz, and edited by Neil Drumming.

Sound design by Cody Nelson.

So how did we get here? How did IDEA come about, and how is it working? And what can we expect going forward, given how political priorities have shifted? My guest today set out to answer these questions in a new phenomenal understood podcast series called Zero Reject.

Anya Kamenetz is a veteran education reporter, and in this series, she brings us the stories of people struggling to access what the law says their children are entitled to.

We also hear from those who have fought for these rights and those with a very different vision for education in America.

I've listened to the whole thing, and it is so good.

You'll find it wherever you get your podcasts.

Check it out, give it a follow, and if you find it interesting, please tell other folks about it.

Many thanks to Anya Kamenetz for coming onto this show to talk about it.

Thanks for listening to Everyone Gets a Juice Box.

I'm Sarah Adams, also known as Mom Uncharted, and this is Parents Uncharted.

Today, I'm joined by journalist, author, and former NPR education reporter Anya Kamenetz.

Her work, specifically her Substack, The Golden Hour, explores how we care for children when the future feels uncertain.

She is also the host of a new podcast, Zero Reject: The Uncertain Future of Special Education, that explores American families and their fight for the education their children deserve.

This episode of Life Kit was produced by Claire Marie Schneider.

Reporting for the episode includes work by Shereen Marisol Meraji, Anya Kamenetz, Andy Tagle, Andrew Limbong, and Kyle Norris.

Our digital editor is Malaka Gharib, and our visuals editor is CJ Ricalan.

Megan Kane is our senior supervising editor, and Lauren Gonzalez is our executive producer.