George W. Bush Institute

Education

Ensuring all students receive a quality education.

President and Mrs Bush in a school classroom with elementary age kids.

The Bush Institute believes that every child has the ability to learn.

We partner with nationally-known research organizations, policymakers, and school districts to ensure all Americans can access a quality education. Through the Laura Bush Foundation for America’s Libraries, we also provide grants to school libraries so they can extend, update, and diversify their book and print collections.

Our Nation’s workforce and public education are profoundly connected. But the two systems often operate independently, limiting students’ futures and the capacity of our economy. State leaders can create policies that help more Americans transition from education into careers, giving people real choices for their futures.

To increase achievement for children of all races, ethnicities, and socioeconomic statuses, we must have:

  • High standards and high-quality instruction
  • Quality assessments tied to those standards
  • Meaningful consequences for low performance

Experts

Read Anne Wicks's biography.
Anne Wicks
Anne Wicks

Don Evans Family Managing Director, Opportunity and Democracy George W. Bush Institute

Read Robin Berkley's biography.
Robin Berkley

Ann Kimball Johnson Director of Education George W. Bush Institute

Read Alex Dowdy's biography.
Alex Dowdy

Senior Program Manager, Education George W. Bush Institute

Read Alexis Yelvington's biography.
Alexis Yelvington

Associate, Education George W. Bush Institute

Read Bill Haslam's biography.
Bill Haslam

Sammons Enterprises Fellow George W. Bush Institute

Read Nina Rees's biography.
Nina Rees

Senior Fellow George W. Bush Institute

Read William McKenzie's biography.
William McKenzie

Senior Editorial Advisor George W. Bush Institute

Publications

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Investing in our teachers is a sure-fire way of gaining what we’ve lost over the past two years.
EVA CHIANG
Managing Director, Leadership and Programming, George W. Bush Institute
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