Anne Wicks

Ann Kimball Johnson Director, Education and Opportunity
George W. Bush Institute

Anne Wicks, the Ann Kimball Johnson Director of Education and Opportunity at the Bush Institutedevelops and oversees the policy, research, and engagement work of the Education and Economic Growth teams.

Before joining the Bush Institute, Ms. Wicks served as Associate Dean of External Relations at the University of Southern California’s Rossier School of Education where she supported Dean Karen Symms Gallagher on a variety of special projects including the launch and early growth of Ednovate Charter Schools.  She currently serves a board member for Dallas Afterschool, Instruction Partners, and Education Opens Doors.

Over her career, she has held roles at Teach for America, the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, and Stanford University. Ms. Wicks holds a B.A in American Studies and a M.A. in Education from Stanford University (during which she taught 8th grade social studies), as well as a M.B.A. from the University of Southern California. A former captain of Stanford’s women’s volleyball team, she was part of three national championship teams, two as a player and one as an assistant coach.  She is the parent of a public school student.

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Read the article Are Texas students prepared for life after high school?: New report.
Mar 10, 2023

Are Texas students prepared for life after high school?: New report

By: Anne Wicks
This is a preview of our upcoming report, “The State of Readiness: Are Texas Students Prepared for Life After High School?” Texas 2036 and the George W. Bush Institute use data to explore student career readiness and its impacts on Texas’ future prosperity.
Read the article Two-Minute Take: Education after COVID-19.
Jan 27, 2023

Two-Minute Take: Education after COVID-19

Featuring: Anne Wicks
Anne Wicks, the Ann Kimball Johnson Director, Education and Opportunity at the Bush Institute discuss how students must benefit from the federal relief funds now to recover from the pandemic induced disrupted learning.  
Read the article Two-Minute Take on education accountability.
Jan 18, 2023

Two-Minute Take on education accountability

Featuring: Anne Wicks
Anne Wicks, Ann Kimball Johnson Director of Education and Opportunity at the Bush Institute, discusses the importance of student testing and provides recommendations for state and local leaders to enhance education accountability in our nation’s schools.
Read the article Education Accountability: Support valid, comparable state assessments for K-12 students.
Jan 18, 2023

Education Accountability: Support valid, comparable state assessments for K-12 students

By: Anne Wicks
High-quality assessments help us determine which students are on track and, importantly, which ones are falling behind and need additional support. This is true in a normal school year, and it’s even more critical now because of the pandemic’s massive disruption of schooling for our Nation’s young people.
Read the article Education after COVID-19: Students must benefit from federal relief funds now.
Jan 17, 2023

Education after COVID-19: Students must benefit from federal relief funds now

By: Anne Wicks, Justine Taylor-Raymond
It is clear that young people bore the brunt of the pandemic’s impact. Disrupted learning, sometimes stretching for two years, forced many students off track and behind academically. We now face an unprecedented need to make smart investments with federal relief funds in efforts that accelerate student learning. District leaders should move quickly and thoughtfully to effectively spend the $190 billion in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) grant money to help students.