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A Weekly Digest from the Bush Center

July 23, 2021

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The Olympics Are Starting a Year Late, But Maybe the Timing Is Perfect

Kevin Sullivan, Senior Advisor at the George W. Bush Presidential Center, writes that after months of limitations and isolation from the pandemic, many of us long for shared experiences – just in time for the Olympics.
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REGISTER | Reimagining Democracy
Join us for a new episode of Reimagining Democracy, “Disinformation & Democracy” on Thursday, July 29 at 11 a.m. CT. This webinar will feature key players in the fight against disinformation — including Brad Raffensperger, Georgia Secretary of State; Nick Clegg, VP of Global Affairs, Facebook; and NPR White House Correspondent Ayesha Rascoe — discussing the future and promise of American democracy.
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EDUCATION | Unraveling the 2021 STAAR Exam
The Texas Education Agency’s 2021 STAAR Exam results revealed that children lost several years of progress. Anne Wicks, the Bush Institute Ann Kimball Johnson Education Reform Initiative Director, explains in a Two-Minute Take what this means for students and what can be done moving forward to make up for the pandemic’s academic fallout.
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NEW EPISODE | The Strategerist with Evan Smith
Tune into the latest episode of the Bush Center’s podcast The Strategerist. Evan Smith, Founder and CEO of the nonprofit Texas Tribune , shares his insights on the importance of informed voters for a healthy democracy and how the Tribune has adapted its newsroom and business to an ever-evolving media landscape.
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SPECIAL EXHIBIT | Don't Miss Out of Many, One

Don’t miss President Bush's 43 powerful paintings in the special exhibit, Out of Many, One: Portraits of America's Immigrants. The museum is open Mondays through Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. Plan your visit to learn more about the inspiring journeys of America’s immigrants and the many issues surrounding the national immigration debate.
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