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Oregon schools are struggling more than others across the country to recover academic learning losses. Experts say one likely reason is a lack of statewide consistency in tutoring interventions.

The Miami Valley Community Action Partnership received the highest number of requests in July for heat-related help. The Summer Crisis Program accepts applications until Sept. 30.

It's harder to build a New Year's playlist than it is for other winter holidays. NPR has some tips on finding the right music to ring in the new year.

An impromptu jam of "Compared to What" gave McCann a career-defining moment at the 1969 Montreux Jazz Festival.

Host Scott Detrow hears about the Academy Award nominees for best original film score.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Max Raabe of the Palast Orchester, which keeps pre-World War II German jazz alive for modern audiences.

The London-based saxophonist and composer Nubya Garcia talks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about the diverse sounds on her new album Odyssey. It's her first time writing for and conducting strings.

On the occasion of his departure, former White House Press Secretary Jay Carney talks to Audie Cornish about his time spent at the White House podium.

The Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky, has a new photo exhibit in honor of International Women's Day: "Iconic Women: From Everyday Life to Global Heroes."

NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by Julie Bee of Marfa Public Radio to talk through the best albums released on May 2.