The urban-rural divide in pandemic education, supporting working moms, what makes a good COVID-19 reopening plan, and more.

Policy Currents - A podcast by RAND - Fridays

How schools operated during the pandemic; why the U.S. economy needs working moms; stress-testing California’s COVID-19 reopening strategy; the relationship between defense spending and economic growth; and how China lost the Philippines. For more information on this week’s episode, visit rand.org/podcast.