{"podcast":{"title":"Educate U.S.","slug":"educate-u-s-6415748","podcast_index_feed_id":6415748,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/647a3f3d7b38dd00117a5013","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/educate-us","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/647a3f3d7b38dd00117a5013/1723755355090-155abd38-b29e-4eda-b223-252b8590ba3e.jpeg","author":"Leon Media Network","episode_count":129,"summary":"The Educate U.S. podcast is a weekly podcast discussing important and pressing topics around the education space. Featuring co-hosts Nick Zaveri, Dr. Stacey Schultz and Dr. Patrice Fenton. For more on our show, visit us at - https://www.leonmedianetwork.com/educate-us. We are presented by Fresh Roasted Coffee & Positively Tea - Cool down with a fresh cold brew, iced tea or iced coffee from our friends over at Fresh Roasted Coffee. Visit https://lddy.no/1k3n0 & use the promo code EDUCATEUS for 20% off your first purchase! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T14:18:11.605641+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/educate-u-s-6415748"},"episode":{"title":"Special Ed Bias: Accountability, Placement Challenges, and the Data Gap","slug":"special-ed-bias-accountability-placement-challenges-and-the-data-gap","published_at":"2025-12-08T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/educate-u-s-6415748/special-ed-bias-accountability-placement-challenges-and-the-data-gap","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/educate-u-s-6415748","url":"https://shows.acast.com/educate-us/episodes/special-ed-bias-accountability-placement-challenges-and-the","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/647a3f3d7b38dd00117a5013/e/693626ddeab4d846e03e92ad/media.mp3","summary":"The US Department of Education has ended accountability measures for disproportionality in special education, bringing to light the systemic bias in student placement. This episode explores the critical challenges this creates: risks of misallocated resources, increased student stigma, and links to the school-to-prison pipeline.  The Educate U.S. podcast is presented by our friends over at Fresh Roasted Coffee LLC. & Positively Tea.  Enjoy a cup of the best tasting coffee (and tea!) while listening to Stacey & Patrice break down the latest from the world of education & beyond! Visit this link - https://lddy.no/1k3n0 & use their promo code EDUCATEUS for 20% off your first purchase! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"The US Department of Education has ended accountability measures for disproportionality in special education, bringing to light the systemic&nbs…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1419,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/educate-u-s-6415748/episodes/special-ed-bias-accountability-placement-challenges-and-the-data-gap/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/educate-u-s-6415748/special-ed-bias-accountability-placement-challenges-and-the-data-gap.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}