“...universal pre-K is not as polarizing an issue in part because it delivers immediate benefits to children, it provides reassurances to parents, not to mention the rough equivalent of child care, which is sorely needed these days." - BillGormley McCourt School

STEAM can be fun. In South Fayette Township, Pa., young children learn to build primitive robots at age six: spindly-legged creatures with felt-tipped pens for legs. Thanks to battery-powered toothbrushes, they migrate across construction paper and produce ... art!

Thanks to Jill Barshay for a thoughtful commentary on our new AERA Open article linking Tulsa's UPK program to college enrollment: hechingerreport.org/proof-points-l… .

Freedom of speech should be a high priority for all of us, but especially those of us who work at colleges and universities.

NEW: Today, I released a Surgeon General's Advisory on the epidemic of loneliness and isolation facing our country, the destructive impacts it has on our collective health, and the extraordinary healing power of our relationships. Surgeongeneral.gov/loneliness #Connect2Heal 1/8

The gains that students make in quality #preK programs won't persist unless we make changes to K-12 programs, says BillGormley, who spent 20+ years studying impacts. Read his interview with Liz Cohen Georgetown University future-ed.org/qa-gormley-on-…

Excited that Chris Warshaw and my new paper is out Nature Communications. We develop a holistic measure of state climate policy regimes and show that state climate policy is helping to reduce CO2 emissions, but current state efforts aren’t enough to meet the Paris Agreement goals.

My new podcast, PROFS ON COPS, is now available on Apple and Spotify. Thanks to great guests (M. Sierra-Arévalo; Suzanne E. Scoggins; and @mdwhite121) for getting the ball rolling!

Kudos to my wife (Rosemarie Zagarri) and 14 other historians who teamed up with help from Brennan Center to file an amicus brief in Trump v. U.S. The Supreme Court hears oral arguments tomorrow (April 25).

Tulsa's Universal Pre-K Program -- highlights from 20 years of research. nasbe.org/universal-pre-…

A new op-ed from Liz Cohen, policy director at FutureEd, explores a work-study solution that could bring thousands of tutors to our nation’s schools and jumpstart lagging student performance. Learn more: hechingerreport.org/opinion-sendin…

A NEW AMERICAN CITIZEN -- Thrilled that my friend and colleague Raphael Calel (McCourt School ), from Sweden, is now an American citizen! As the adage says, strength through diversity!

Today the #UMichRegents approved Christina Weiland’s appointment as the inaugural Karl and Martha Kohn Professor of Social Policy. Congratulations Christina Weiland and #GoBlue! myumi.ch/JwN3g

MURDER, HE WROTE -- I am thrilled to announce the publication of my first murder mystery, TOO MANY BRIDGES. Set in Pittsburgh, published by Level Best Books, available from the usual vendors, such as Amazon. Check out my website to learn more! billgormley.com.

Congratulations to Michael Sierra-Arevalo on this nice ASA award! Michael discusses his book on Profs on Cops podcast, available through Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/2N7gOa…

Way to go, Jack! Congratulations on your article ... and on the role you played in helping to draft the No Surprises Act! A boon to all.

We used to tell our nieces and nephews that there are three kinds of Vernor's: coughing Vernor's, sneezing Vernor's, and burping Vernor's. Once you've tried it, there's no turning back!

TOO MANY BRIDGES -- Thanks to Annette Dashofy and Pittsburgh's Sisters in Crime chapter for helping to make my Pittsburgh murder mystery book launch a success! (ITW Debut Authors Program )

Thanks to International Thriller Writers (ITW Debut Authors Program ITW Organization ) and Elena Taylor for helping to promote my new murder mystery! (TOO MANY BRIDGES)