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A Weekly Digest from the George W. Bush Presidential Center

March 25, 2022

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President Bush and President Clinton place sunflowers – the Ukrainian national flower – outside Saints Volodymyr and Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church in Chicago to show solidarity with the people of Ukraine.

Helping Ukrainians

President Bush and President Clinton recently visited a Ukrainian church <[link removed]> in Chicago to show solidarity with the people of Ukraine. We join Welcome.US <[link removed]> in urging Americans to help the 100,000 Ukrainian refugees heading for the United States.

Learn how you can support newly arriving Ukrainians <[link removed]>



Secretary Madeleine Albright `lived out the American dream and helped others realize it’

Statement by President George W. Bush on Secretary Madeleine Albright

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The real book battle is making sure kids can read them

Tulsa World op-ed by Anne Wicks <[link removed]>, the Ann Kimball Johnson Director of the Education Reform Initiative

Policymakers should reprioritize their focus on education <[link removed]> [image: arrow]





The United States determined Burma’s military committed genocide and crimes against humanity

Bush Institute Liberty and Leadership Program <[link removed]> Scholar Wai Wai Nu reacts in a Q&A

Find out what she thinks the United States and international community should do next <[link removed]> [image: arrow]

Florida becomes first state to move away from singular year-end test

Two-minute take with Anne Wicks <[link removed]>, the Ann Kimball Johnson Director of the Education Reform Initiative

Learn how multiple assessments may better serve students <[link removed]> [image: arrow]



In Case You Missed It

Further News, Analysis, and more from the Bush Center

The United States has a role to play in mitigating the Ukrainian refugee crisis <[link removed]> | The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Op-ed by Laura Collins <[link removed]>, Director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative, and David J. Kramer <[link removed]>, the Bradford M. Freeman Managing Director of Global Policy at the Bush Institute

Democracy Talks: Preserving Freedom of Expression <[link removed]>
Seventh installment in the series explores how democracies around the world are affected by the lack of free expression

Is democracy in decline globally? <[link removed]> | KERA Think Podcast
Interview with Nicole Bibbins Sedaca <[link removed]>, the Kelly and David Pfeil Fellow at the Bush Institute

Strong local newspapers are key to strengthening democracy <[link removed]> | Real Clear Policy
Op-ed by Bill McKenzie <[link removed]>, Senior Editorial Advisor at the Bush Institute

Don't miss acclaimed children’s book author Roda Ahmed at the Laura Bush Book Club <[link removed]> | May 15 at 3 p.m. CT
Ahmed’s books include Good Night, Wiggly Toes and Mae Among the Stars

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