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Five for Friday
A Weekly Digest from the Bush Center

September 18, 2020

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Distance Learning's Impact on Our Children

This week, Holly Kuzmich, Executive Director of the George W. Bush Institute, spoke with ABC's Good Morning America about the challenges children have faced — and continue to face — while learning from home. She also discusses the long-term effects on education that will emerge.
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In Focus


BEYOND THE SCANTRON | Tests and Equity in Today's Schools
In a three-part series, Anne Wicks, the Ann Kimball Johnson Director of the Education Reform Initiative, and Bill McKenzie, Bush Institute Senior Editorial Advisor, discuss with experts how assessments are built, how they are used, and the critical role they are playing for students during the pandemic and beyond.
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ECONOMIC GROWTH | America Needs a New Trade Policy
America must develop a trade policy that keeps our manufacturers competitive and ensures the prosperity of our people. Matthew Rooney, Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative Managing Director, outlines a strategy that strengthens our security and boosts prosperity in a column for the San Antonio Express-News.
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FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY | Debate Policies, Not Democracy
Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, the Bush Institute's Kelly and David Pfeil Fellow, urges Americans to continue to advance civil debates about public policy, while protecting important democratic institutions and processes.
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ICYMI | Education, Expectations, and the Hope of a Country
If you missed Engage at the Bush Center, presented by Highland Capital Management live online, be sure to watch now. Dr. Lonnie Bunch, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, discussed the role of educating all Americans and preserving our nation's history, while Presidential Leadership Scholar Jamila Thomas stressed the importance of setting high expectations for all children.
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