Op-Eds May 26, 2016

William McKenzie: How school testing data can be a parent’s friend

Monthly Education update: Nov. 18, 2025

By: Robin Berkley
What Parents Should Know About Texas' STAAR Replacement

Featuring: Robin Berkley
Monthly Education update: Oct. 8, 2025

By: Robin Berkley
Oct 6, 2025

Statement for the Record by the Bush Institute’s Robin Berkley, the Ann Kimball Johnson director of education to the acting Texas Comptroller regarding Education Savings Accounts

By: Robin Berkley
Oct 1, 2025

What every parent needs to know about reading

Featuring: Robin Berkley, Anne Wicks, Charlotte Cooper
Monthly Education update: Sept. 15, 2025

By: Robin Berkley
Sep 5, 2025

Parents: What you need to know about Texas schools

Featuring: Robin Berkley
Jul 23, 2025

Bush Institute's Anne Wicks testifies on literacy before the Subcommittee on Education and the American Family Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP)

By: Anne Wicks
May 8, 2025

Mrs. Laura Bush's 2025 Summer Reading List for Kids
May 5, 2025

Two Minute Take: Texas Senate Bill 2: New Education Savings Account Program launching in 2026

Featuring: Robin Berkley
Apr 30, 2025

An Overview of School Choice: Charters, Magnets, Educational Savings Accounts, and More

By: Robin Berkley, Nina Rees
Apr 29, 2025

Texas education is stronger when student outcomes drive policy

By: Robin Berkley
Higher Education and Democracy

Hosted by: Robin Berkley
Apr 24, 2025

Forum on Leadership 2025: Higher Education and Democracy
Mar 27, 2025

Transformative change in education requires leadership at every level of government

By: Nina Rees
Mar 11, 2025

Two Minute Take: Department or not – the federal role in education

Featuring: Anne Wicks
Mar 3, 2025

Two Minute Take: School Choice and the 2025 TX Legislature

Featuring: Robin Berkley
Feb 26, 2025

After dismal test scores, lawmakers must give Texas students real tools to succeed

By: Robin Berkley
Jan 21, 2025

Mike Morath -- Texas Education Commissioner

Hosted by: Anne Wicks, Andrew Kaufmann
Jan 13, 2025

Strong Public Schools Need Strong Accountability Policy

By: Anne Wicks, Robin Berkley
Jan 13, 2025

Assessments Play an Important Role in Serving Students

By: Anne Wicks, Robin Berkley
Oct 29, 2024

Increasing access to affordable child care could be the next big bipartisan bet

By: Nina Rees
May 17, 2024

To learn from history’s atrocities, students must first learn to read about them

By: Anne Wicks
May 16, 2024

Laura Bush Book Club with “The Tattooist of Auschwitz” Author Heather Morris
May 16, 2024

Measuring opportunity across America: A good idea but it’s all about the details

By: J.H. Cullum Clark
May 14, 2024

Mrs. Laura Bush's 2024 Summer Reading List for Kids
Apr 25, 2024

Military families are resilient but still need transition support

By: Casey Rodriguez
Mar 1, 2024

Mrs. Laura Bush visits J.N. Ervin Elementary School in Dallas
Feb 27, 2024

Putting education to work: The Texas Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative

By: Anne Wicks, Amanda Wirtz
Feb 27, 2024

State longitudinal data systems are worth the legislative investment to connect workforce and education

By: Anne Wicks, Amanda Wirtz

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