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Poverty is the big driver for learning loss and slower learning recovery from the pandemic. Learning gaps continue to deepen. Here's a look from "The Daily" podcast at what happened and what *should be* happening to help students recover from pandemic learning loss.

The Nation’s ‘Report Card’ on Remote Learning America’s national test scores have dropped sharply. What do students need now?

It's gratifying when something you helped create more than 25 years ago is still in the fight, still making progress.
We were involved in the design and launch of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. There have been many wins along the way. Here is one of the latest.

PBS NewsHour | FDA bans Juul va**ng products as part of ni****ne crackdown | Season 2022 FDA bans Juul va**ng products as part of ni****ne crackdown

Congratulations to Henry Richard on his run of the Boston Marathon. We've had the honor to work with his dad, Bill, and the Martin Richard Foundation to help the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester transform youth recreation opportunities and community building with a 75,000-square foot fieldhouse in Columbia Point.

Henry Richard, older brother of Martin Richard, finishes Boston Marathon with emotional embrace of family - The Boston Globe He was greeted by his parents Bill and Denise, who embraced him moments after finishing in 4:02.20.

In July, New Mexico will launch the most ambitious, most inclusive free education program at its public universities, colleges, community colleges and tribal colleges of any existing free tuition programs. The initiative covers tuition and fees for high school graduates, adult learners, prison inmates, and undocumented immigrants enrolling in anything from 4-year bachelor's degree programs to technical training for specific jobs. Importantly, the program doesn't siphon off other financial aid or scholarships to pay tuition and fees. Students can apply those resources to housing, transportation, child care, etc.
The bill received bi-partisan support and acclaim. As the provost of the University of New Mexico said, leaders in his state see higher education the same way as “free primary and secondary education... as a public good no matter what walk of life you come from."
This will be a really interesting model to watch.

What if College Were Free? This State Is Trying to Find Out. As states take the lead in the tuition-free movement after President Biden’s plans failed to gain traction in Congress, New Mexico emerges as a leader.

We worked for years on the cause of sleep health and for Chuck Czeisler. Sleep experts are solidly against standardizing clocks to Daylight Saving Time. They say choose the "winter clock" instead.

Health experts say making daylight saving time permanent is a terrible idea - The Boston Globe Shifting the US time zones would have adverse health effects caused by disruptions in circadian rhythms, doctors told the Globe on Wednesday.

We have done lots of work promoting higher levels of post-secondary education in the U.S. All kinds of factors go into how to make college-going part of every young student's aspirations and how to make it through to graduation.

Here's an interesting take on how religious ties help non-traditional students build the social capital they need to succeed.

Opinion | I Followed the Lives of 3,290 Teenagers. This Is What I Learned About Religion and Education. Boys from working-class families benefit from the social capital that religious belief can provide.