Anya Kamenetz just dropped the receipts: the pandemic didn’t just disrupt school, it straight-up stole a year from an entire generation of kids. We’re talking massive learning loss, skyrocketing mental health crises, and inequalities that got turbocharged.

Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley go hard with Anya on what actually happened behind the headlines, who dropped the ball, and why most “recovery” talk is still bullshit. If you’ve got kids—or just give a damn about the future—this one hits different.

Timestamps:

• (00:00) The stolen year – what the data actually says about the damage
• (09:18) Learning loss numbers that should terrify every parent
• (22:41) How remote learning crushed the poorest kids hardest
• (34:55) The mental health explosion no one wants to fund
• (48:12) Why adults moved on but kids never got to
• (1:01:37) The generational justice question we’re dodging

Connect:

• Anya Kamenetz – https://thegoldenhour.substack.com/
• Anya Kamenetz – http://anyakamenetz.net/

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