Anya Kamenetz

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Lead education blogger for NPR; former columnist for Yahoo Finance and author of Generation Debt: Why Now Is a Terrible Time to Be Young and The Test: Why Our Schools are Obsessed with Standardized Testing But You Don't Have to Be

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Josh Barro talks with panelists David Dayen and Tim Carney about the impeachment trial of Donald Trump, policies to support school reopenings with reporter Anya Kamenetz, and the cyber…

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Josh Barro talks with panelists David Dayen and Tim Carney about the impeachment trial of Donald Trump, policies to support school reopenings with reporter Anya Kamenetz, and the cyber…

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President Obama is meeting with teachers and school officials today to talk about reducing testing time for students.

Obama Aims to Reduce Testing Time for Students

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