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A new series, made possible by listeners like you.

Our newest series, Zero Reject, follows real families fighting to get their kids the special education support they’re legally owed — and traces the policies putting that fight at risk right now. It’s the kind of investigative journalism that only happens because listeners like you make it possible.

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    — Karina, Understood Parent
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