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Five for Friday
A Weekly Digest from the Bush Center

December 11, 2020

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President George W. Bush and former Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings at ExcelinEd's EdPalooza

Last week at ExcelinEd’s EdPalooza, President Bush shared insights on leadership in education, how to ignite change, and the post-pandemic road ahead for education with former Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, the CEO of Texas 2036. The conversation was part of the launch of the Bush Institute Education Reform Initiative’s new state education and workforce pipeline tool. <[link removed]>
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In Focus


REGISTER | Engage at the Bush Center, presented by Highland Capital Management: One Time in the Motorcade

As 2020 comes to a close, please join us online for One Time in the Motorcade at 6:30 p.m. Central time on Dec. 15. President Bush's Chief of Staff Freddy Ford will interview several former White House staffers from multiple administrations for an evening of levity, laughter, and storytelling.
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DEMOCRACY TALKS | The Long Struggle for Women’s Rights
In a new Democracy Talks conversation, Natalie Gonnella-Platts, Director of the Bush Institute’s Women’s Initiative, discusses the challenges facing democracies today — including the need for more equitable systems — with Presidential Leadership Scholars Chequan Lewis, Pizza Hut’s Chief Equity Officer, and Jenifer Sarver, National Board Chair of the Women’s Public Leadership Network.
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REPORT | Cities and Opportunity
In a new report, Cullum Clark, Bush Institute — SMU Economic Growth Initiative Director, explores why cities and neighborhoods strongly influence economic mobility and ways America can create more cities of opportunity. Find out where your city ranks and what unexplored avenues it can take to promote more opportunities.
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THE BOOKSHELF | Twilight of Democracy

Joseph Kim, Expert-in-Residence for the Bush Institute Human Freedom Initiative, reviews Anne Applebaum's new book, Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism. The book offers insight into why authoritarianism has been rising in recent years.
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