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Five for Friday
A Weekly Digest from the Bush Center
December 18, 2020
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Happy Holidays from the Bush Center
All of us at the Bush Center wish you and yours a happy holiday season and a happy new year. Our impact at home and abroad is a direct result of our donors’ generosity, which supports our initiatives to develop leaders, advance policy, and take action to solve today’s most pressing challenges. During this festive season, please consider a year-end gift <[link removed]> that will support the Bush Center’s work into 2021 and beyond. We’ll see you next year!
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In Case You Missed It: Watch “One Time in the Motorcade”
If you missed this week's Engage at the Bush Center, presented by Highland Capital Management program, you can watch it now. President Bush's Chief of Staff Freddy Ford interviewed several White House staffers from multiple administrations. The evening included entertaining stories from former White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten; President Bush’s former personal aide Blake Gottesman; former White House Photographer Eric Draper; Charity Wallace, who served in senior roles at the State Department and in the Office of the First Lady; and more.
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In Focus
HOLIDAY GIFTS | Books for Everyone on Your List
From children’s books to novels on diversity and inclusion, you can find a book that’s right for any 2020 holiday wish list among these favorite titles suggested by our Presidential Leadership Scholars.
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REGISTER | Stand-To 2021: A National Veterans Convening
On Feb. 18, leaders from the public, private, nonprofit, and philanthropic sectors will come together virtually to collaborate on how to best support post–9/11 veterans. We'll examine research and offer policy recommendations. Join the conversation by registering today.
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NEW REPORT | The Key to Africa's Future is Female
This week, the Bush Institute released a new report, The Key to Africa’s Success is Female. The report explains why the United States and the international community must do a better job of directly engaging and supporting adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa.
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EDUCATION | Standardized Tests Are Needed
As a new administration takes over in Washington, and states determine the impact the pandemic has had on their students, the Nation will enter an intense period in which it will determine where education resources should go. Bill McKenzie, Bush Institute Senior Editorial Advisor, discussed how standardized tests can answer many of these questions in an op-ed in the San Antonio Express-News.
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