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Nat Malkus discusses the biggest education stories of the year with three education journalists.

We are now coming to the end of another year. What were the biggest stories in education this year? What stories didn’t get as much attention as they should have? And what can we expect in the coming year? On this episode of The Report Card , Nat Malkus discusses these questions, and more, with three education journalists: Sarah Mervosh of The New York Times , Jill Barshay of The Hechinger Report , and Eric Kelderman of The Chronicle of Higher Education . Show Notes: The Improbable Warrior Trump’s Attacks on DEI May Hurt Men in College Admission The Big Fail

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