Education
K-12 EDUCATION
Developing policy that creates opportunity and advances accountability for America’s K-12 students.
“Quality education for everyone, of every background, remains one of the most urgent civil rights issues of our time.”
–President George W. Bush
The Bush Institute aims to ensure that all young Americans can access a quality education and a path to use their creativity, knowledge, and leadership. We do so by helping leaders to value high standards, quality assessments, and meaningful consequences.
Wide achievement gaps exist in the United States — low income and minority students in particular lag behind their peers. On a global scale, students in the U.S. consistently rank below children in other countries in the core subjects of reading, math, and science.
Public sentiment and policymakers have retreated on accountability. Annual assessment data on student academic performance informs parents, educators, and the public about how our schools are performing, and helps identify where research-based interventions are necessary.
Publications
Experts
Don Evans Family Managing Director, Opportunity and Democracy George W. Bush Institute
Senior Program Manager, Education George W. Bush Institute
Associate, Education George W. Bush Institute
Sammons Enterprises Fellow George W. Bush Institute
Senior Fellow George W. Bush Institute
Senior Editorial Advisor George W. Bush Institute