Well, hello, everybody.

Hope your day is going well.

And if not, I just want to wish you well.

But hey, welcome to another episode of the Learning Curve podcast.

I'm one of your hosts this week, Albert Chang.

Co-hosting with me is none other than Alicia Searcy.

Alicia, what's going on?

Hello, Albert.

Hello to our listeners.

You know, all is well.

All is hot, but all is well.

Hot.

And fortunately, I think we're going to get a break, especially for those of you,

towards the east and the northeast.

I know we've got that heat dome going on.

Yes, stay cool.

But hey, we're not here to talk about the weather. Lots of things to talk about, though, isn't that for sure?

Oh, yeah, we definitely do. Yeah, so let's talk some education news just to switch the topic.

And speaking of the Northeast, Alicia, you found a story about some things going on in Massachusetts.

Yes. Now, let me preface this by saying I can get very passionate about certain things when it comes to education.

When I came across this article, I reached a high level of passion because in Massachusetts, the state that we have long held as a leader in

high academic performance, yes, they've struggled for a long time with those gaps when it

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