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.” 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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