secretary of education miguel cardona, our 12th u.s. secretary of education. was a distinguished career as an elementary school teacher, and connecticut education commissioner. we want to thank all of our guests for being here in person, we are so grateful for everyone who is tuning in from across the country. right now there is a child in a classroom in rural america who is dreaming about science. there is a student in a tutoring program who is mastering math concepts that could not the beginning of the year. there's a high school student to is receiving mentorship to become a teacher himself one day. and there is a young person connecting with her school counselor, trying to become the first person in her family to attend college. the secretary will share how we must raise the bar on education for these and for all students, everywhere in america. just a few moments you will hear about the u.s. department of education's focus for the year ahead. which builds on the secretary's priority to promote academic access for every learner, to bully improve conditions

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. >>> topping our political radar today, in a scathing op-ed essay the education secretary miguel cardonaand cannot be taught in state schools. cardona writes in the tampa bay times, "politicians want to limit our children's freedom to read." he goes on to warn against, quote, disturbing censorship in the classroom. the education secretary notably did not explicitly name governor desantis. a sweeping cybersecurity breach involving members of congress and staff is more extensive than first thought. more than 1500 congressional aides, members of the house and senate along with their family members had personal information exposed on the dark web. the fbi now investigating the data breach targeting the d.c. health care insurance marketplace. and his picks are in. the former president barack obama, yes, playing along with the rest of us in revealing his ncaa bracket. obama predicts duke without coach k will win it all in the men's tournament, beating houston for the national championship. on the women's side obama, you might say, goes chalk, guessing south carolina will stay undefeated and de