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Anya Kamenetz
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Senior Advisor, The Aspen Institute
New York
Beats
Biography
Anya Kamenetz has been an education correspondent for National Public Radio since 2014. She’s been a New America fellow, a staff writer for Fast Company Magazine and a columnist for the Village Voice. She’s contributed to The New York Times, The Washington Post, New York Magazine and Slate, and been featured in documentaries shown on PBS, CNN, HBO and Vice. Her next book is The Stolen Year: How Covid Changed Children's Lives, And Where We Go Now (Public Affairs, 2022). Her others are The Art of Screen Time: How Your Family Can Balance Digital Media and Real Life (PublicAffairs, 2018), Generation Debt (2006); DIY U: Edupunks, Edupreneurs, and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education (2010); and The Test: Why Our Schools Are Obsessed With Standardized Testing, But You Don’t Have To Be (2015).
Education, Technology Parenting,Learning Climate, Childcare
Beauty, health, politics
Content
By Anya Kamenetz| The Golden Hour: climate, children, mental health@ Hello friends!It’s my beginning-of-the-week paywalled post! Copy this and send it to a friend who says they are “tuning out the news.” More of you are tuning IN every week!I’m a journalist with two decades of experience. This is my weekly, highly curated list of relevant news, bright spots, and action steps, helping you navigate the mayhem, and focusing on the topics of this newsletter: caregiving, youth, climate change, human rights, mental health.
By Anya Kamenetz| The Golden Hour: climate, children, mental health@ Hello friends. I have been elbows deep this week, cleaning and reorganizing my refrigerator, freezer, pantry, and kitchen. We don’t keep kosher, but I have embraced Passover as a spring-cleaning ritual: boxing up all our chametz (grain foods) which are prohibited for the week, tossing random expired vitamins, donating unopened stuff we’ll never use to a local food fridge, vacuuming the crumbs out of the toaster oven. I even realphabetized the spices.
By Anya Kamenetz| Tucson Sentinel Verified Hechinger Report@ NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Bright morning sun is streaming through her home’s windows as Sandra Dill reads a picture book about penguins to a room full of busy toddlers. While listening, the kids blow kisses, plop in a visitor’s lap, then get up to slide down a small slide.
Company Info
The Aspen Institute
The Aspen Institute is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1949, with headquarters in Washington, D.C., and a significant presence in Aspen, Colorado. Its mission is to drive change through dialogue, leadership, and action, addressing critical global challenges. The Institute fosters leadership based on enduring values and provides a nonpartisan platform for informed discussions. The Aspen Institute offers a variety of programs, including dialogue and leadership seminars, policy studies, and educational initiatives. These programs engage leaders from various sectors to discuss pressing issues and develop actionable insights. The organization collaborates with government officials, business leaders, educational institutions, and civil society organizations to promote dialogue and address economic and social challenges. In 2023, the Aspen Institute reported a revenue of $232 million, reflecting its strong operational presence and commitment to leadership development and public policy.
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
+1 410-820-5414
Founded: 1949