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A Weekly Digest from the Bush Center

November 6, 2020

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Join us for The Laura Bush Book Club: A Conversation with Dr. Michele Harper

Register for the next Engage at the Bush Center, presented by Highland Capital Management event on Wednesday, Nov. 18. Don't miss Dr. Michele Harper, an emergency physician, who will discuss her new memoir, The Beauty in Breaking, <[link removed]> and share her observations on race and equity while working in the South Bronx and Philadelphia.
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In Focus


EDUCATION | Standardized Tests Are Essential for Equity
Anne Wicks, the Bush Institute’s Ann Kimball Johnson Director of the Education Reform Initiative, explains in a recent op-ed published in Real Clear Education why state standardized exams help parents, educators, and policymakers understand how they can better meet students’ needs by tracking their progress.
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THE STRATEGERIST | Hannah Song: Liberty in North Korea
Liberty in North Korea, the 2020 Bush Institute Citation recipient, has helped more than 1,000 North Koreans follow a 3,000-mile underground railroad in search of freedom. LiNK CEO Hannah Song discusses her dream of ensuring North Koreans experience freedom. She is joined by Joseph Kim, Expert-in-Residence at the Bush Institute and one of the North Koreans LiNK helped escape and settle in the U.S.
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DEMOCRACY TALKS | Technology Strengthens Democracies’ Health
Victor Cha, the Bush Institute's Human Freedom Initiative Senior Fellow, discusses how technology has helped nations combat the pandemic — and how important societal trust in government is to making the technological solutions effective.
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DON'T MISS | Variety’s ‘Salute to Service’
Tune in to the History Channel on Veterans Day for Variety’s fourth annual “Salute to Service.” <[link removed]> The special airing at 9 p.m. Central time on Wednesday, Nov. 11 will honor service members and organizations including the Bush Institute’s Military Service Initiative and Team 43 Warrior Saul Martinez.
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