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The little district that could: How one district keeps a near-perfect record on state exams
By Sarah Butrymowicz | Monday, March 19, 2012
CAWKER CITY, Kan. - Barbara Palen works her way around her classroom at Lakeside Middle School in this tiny farming community (population: 469) some three hours northwest of Topeka. The 14 fourth-graders are starting a new math unit
ABC 13, Houston, TX
Egyptian Women Take Part in George W. Bush Institute's Inaugural Fellowship Town Hall Discussion
By Associated Press | Thursday, March 8, 2012
DALLAS, TX -- Egyptian women participating in the George W. Bush Institute's inaugural fellowship program have discussed town hall topics ranging from their country's revolution to inspiration gained from visiting U.S. women's museums.
The Dallas Morning News
Former First Lady Says Egyptian Women at Bush Institute are Building 'Brighter Future for their Country'
By Tom Benning | Thursday, March 8, 2012
Former first lady Laura Bush honored International Women's Day on Thursday by celebrating the early progress of a Bush Institute fellowship program designed to empower women in Egypt and across the Middle East.
The Washington Post
14 Egyptian Women Participate in Bush Institute Fellowship Aiming to Build Leadership Skills
By Associated Press | Wednesday, March 7, 2012
DALLAS - Former President George W. Bush's policy institute has launched a fellowship program designed to help women in the Middle East hone their leadership skills as they build a network of support.
The Washington Post
Laura Bush, Barbara Bush to headline Dallas history conference focusing on first ladies
By Associated Press | Monday, March 5, 2012
DALLAS - A Dallas conference to explore the power and mystique of first ladies that will culminate with a panel featuring Laura Bush and her mother-in-law, Barbara, began Monday with a discussion on the influence of the women who have held the post...
KVUE.com, Austin
Former first ladies Laura, Barbara Bush speak at SMU
By Debbie Denmon | Tuesday, March 6, 2012
UNIVERSITY PARK - "I've been around strong women all my life," said former President George W. Bush, who introduced his favorite first ladies -his wife Laura and mother Barbara Bush -at an SMU conference Monday.
CBS Dallas/Fort Worth
First Ladies Barbara and Laura Bush Talk History at SMU
By Sharrie Williams | Monday, March 5, 2012
The George W. Bush Presidential Center held its second conference featuring the role and historic significance of the First Ladies of the United States on Monday.
CBS Dallas/Fort Worth
Bushes to Attend First Ladies Conference in Dallas
By Associated Press | Monday, March 5, 2012
A Dallas conference on first ladies will feature two women who have held the post: Laura Bush and her mother-in-law, Barbara Bush.
Wichita Eagle
Speaker touts lessons from Coolidge presidency
By Beccy Tanner | Thursday, March 1, 2012
Amity Shlaes is enthusiastic about Calvin Coolidge and hopes more Americans will get to know and embrace the policies of the nation' 30th president.
Fox News
Bushes headline Dallas first ladies conference
By Associated Press | Monday, March 5, 2012
DALLAS - Laura Bush and her mother-in-law, Barbara, talked about life in the White House - from the joys of having their own chefs to making the landmark their home - and briefly dipped into current politics at a conference on first ladies on Monday.
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Laura Bush in spotlight at SMU
By Maria Recio, Anna M. Tinsley, Dave Montgomery and Aman Batheja | Saturday, March 3, 2012
Former first lady Laura Bush will take part in two programs this week at Southern Methodist University in connection with the George W. Bush Presidential Center.
Forbes
Auction the Spectrum, Grow the Economy
By James K. Glassman | Tuesday, February 14, 2012
It seems like a century, but just 16 years have passed since President Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The law was the product of a bipartisanship that now seems quaint.
The Education Front Blog, Dallas Morning News
Kerri Briggs on developing principals
By William McKenzie | Wednesday, February 8, 2012
The Bush Institute recently convened a meeting in Dallas with a number of organizations and individuals that are training principals to lead schools. Are there common denominators in their work?
The Hill
Save the prosperity infrastructure
By James K. Glassman | Tuesday, February 7, 2012
In declaring last month that he won't abide by rulings of the main international forum for settling investment disputes, Venezuela President Hugo Chavez is following in the footsteps of Argentina's leaders, whose brazen behavior is encouraging...
Huffington Post
Closing the Global Cancer Divide: Together It Is Possible
By Dr. Jonathan D. Quick and Felicia M. Knaul | Saturday, February 4, 2012
On this World Cancer Day, we celebrate the remarkable progress in prevention, detection, care and treatment of cancer.
Providence Journal
R.I. school reform not just urban issue
By Jay P. Greene and Josh P. McGee | Sunday, January 22, 2012
Education-reform efforts have focused almost exclusively on improving big city public-school systems. The problems of the Providence School District are well-known to everyone. What is much less understood is that...
Education Next
Top Education Next Articles of 2011
By Education Next | Friday, January 13, 2012
Which Ed Next articles were most popular in 2011? What follows is a countdown of our top 20 articles, measured by page views.
TIME Ideas
'Let's Not Weaken It': An Exclusive Interview with George W. Bush on NCLB
By Andrew J. Rotherham | Thursday, January 12, 2012
No Child Left Behind turned 10 this week, and former President George W. Bush, who led the effort to enact the landmark federal education law, marked the anniversary with an exclusive interview with TIME education columnist Andrew J. Rotherham.
USATODAY.com
Exclusive Interview with Laura Bush
By Christie Garton | Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Former first lady Laura Bush joined husband ex-president George Bush, along with daughters Barbara and Jenna, on a whirlwind trip to three countries in Africa last December to raise awareness for cervical and breast cancer.
TIME Ideas
In Defense of No Child Left Behind
By Andrew J. Rotherham | Friday, January 6, 2012
Bashing the No Child Left Behind Act has become so politically popular that it's easy to forget how overwhelmingly bipartisan it was -the legislation passed the House with 384 votes and the Senate with 91.
Hawaii Reporter
The Next Step in Fighting Disease in the Developing World
By Eric G. Bing | Thursday, January 5, 2012
One of the world's largest foreign aid organizations just announced it will be forced to make substantial program cuts next year. For hundreds of thousands of people, the consequences could be lethal.
Education Week
The 2012 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Presence Rankings
By Rick Hess | Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Today, RHSU unveils the 2012 Edu-Scholar Public Presence rankings. The metrics, as explained yesterday, are designed to recognize those university-based academics who are contributing most substantially to public debates about schools and schooling.
Fox News Latino
Hugo Chavez's Christmas Offensive
By Joel D.Hirst | Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Since declaring himself cured of cancer, an assertion that some analysts have disputed, President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has begun a cycle of extraordinary activity. The last month has seen him jogging, rapping and playing baseball.
New York Daily News
A cost-effective way to fight cancer in Africa and South America Build on Bush's anti-AIDS efforts
By Eric G. Bing | Wednesday, December 28, 2011
One of the world's largest foreign aid organizations just announced it will be forced to make substantial program cuts next year. For hundreds of thousands of people, the consequences could be lethal.
Forbes
2011: A Scary Year for Stocks, And Not the Last
by James K. Glassman - The year 2011 was one of the most volatile ever for stocks, with ups and downs nearly as severe as during the financial crisis of three years ago.
Fox News Latino
A Tale of Two Venezuelas
by Joel Hirst -- The mood was celebratory; representatives from 33 countries in the region, including several heads of state, had arrived in Caracas, Venezuela. The motive was the first meeting of the newly formed...
The Dallas Morning News
George W. Bush on Africa's potential
Last week, I did this interview with President Bush about Africa, where he traveled earlier this month to promote a new Red Ribbon Pink Ribbon campaign to stave off cervical and breast cancers.
Houston Chronicle
Creating a new current of conservation for Gulf
by Laura W. Bush - Last week the Summit on the State of the Gulf, hosted by the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, brought experts from government, the private sector, academia, nongovernmental organizations and citizens from...
IPP Media
George Bush hails Africa for strides in HIV/AIDS campaign
African countries, including Tanzania, have been commended for achieving notable strides in reducing HIV/Aids infection rates by 25 per cent.
Big Government
Minneapolis Citizens Demand a New Teachers Contract That Addresses Student Needs
MINNEAPOLIS - Last week marked the beginning of contract talks between Minneapolis Public Schools and the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers, the local teachers union. But this time around thereâ??s a third voice that wants input at the bargaining table.
Zambia Daily Mail
Bush family cheers Ng'ombe residents
HUNDREDS of Ng'ombe township residents on Saturday lined up the streets to catch a glimpse of former United States President George Bush, his wife Laura, daughters Jenna and Barbara and their entourage.
Khaleej Times
Bush urges US not to abandon Africa projects
ADDIS ABABA - Former US president George W. Bush urged his country to continue supporting Africa as he arrived in Ethiopia to promote US-funded projects fighting HIV/AIDS, malaria and cervical cancer.
The Citizen
Taking the HIV/AIDS war to beauty salons
"It takes more than a government to fight against HIV/Aids singlehandedly; citizens also have a part to play,"said former US President George Walker Bush recently.
Raman Media Network
President Bush's Program to Combat Cancer in Zambia
During a visit to the George Urban Health Center in Lusaka Friday, President George W. Bush, Mrs. Laura Bush and First Lady of Zambia Dr. Christine Kaseba were joined by United States Ambassador Mark Storella to announce that Zambia will be the first...
Zambia Daily Mail
Bush launches anti-cervical cancer project
Former United States President George W Bush says the Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon awareness campaign is expected to reduce deaths from cervical cancer by an estimated 25 percent. Mr Bush said Zambia will be the first Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon partner country...
The American Spectator
Taking Over Lousy Schools
It would be an understatement to say that American families are dissatisfied with the nation's traditional public school systems. Forty-eight percent of parents and other taxpayers rated their local districts C or lower...
NewsOK.com
Reforms needed to reverse trends in rural education
I grew up in Enid, a part of the state where dozens of companies once operated grain mills and elevators. Today those companies are gone and the colossal structures that once provided jobs and economic benefits are hollow skeletons.
Gothamist
George W. Bush Library Will Include World Trade Center Steel
Last year, ground was broken on the George W. Bush Presidential Library, located at the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Now, it's revealed that a piece of steel from the World Trade Center will be featured prominently.
Forbes
Don't Despair Over Results of Egypt's Elections
by JAMES K. GLASSMAN- With the first round of its elections over, it is clear that the People's Assembly, Egypt's lower house, will be dominated by Islamists - believers that the Muslim religion should guide the political as well as the personal.
Fox News
World AIDS Day Brings Bipartisan Group of Presidents Together
At a time when it's hard to find anything Republicans and Democrats agree on in Washington, three holders of the nation's top office, past and present, came together Thursday to bring awareness to World AIDS Day and focus on the end of the epidemic.
IPP Media
Bush hails Dar's management of health aid funds
Retired US president George Bush has applauded the government for proper management of aid funds in the health sector, saying his government is keen to continue providing financial support.
Harvard School of Public Health
Former U.S. President George W. Bush Visits HSPH-Affiliated AIDS Clinic in Tanzania
On World AIDS Day, George W. Bush and Laura Bush visited the new Mnazi Mmoja Center for Excellence in HIV Care and Education in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Forbes
How to Build on Success Against AIDS in Africa
by JAMES K. GLASSMAN-The public and private sectors have achieved remarkable success in Africa in the battle against AIDS, and the question now is: Where do we go from here?
The Wall Street Journal
No Retreat in the Fight Against AIDS
by GEORGE W. BUSH Dar es Salaam, Tanzania--On this Dec. 1, World AIDS Day, the promise of progress against the disease has never been more vivid--or more fragile.
Lusaka Times
George Bush visits Zambia
FORMER United States of America (USA) president, George W. Bush, arrives in the country tomorrow for a two-day visit meant to help raise awareness about health issues.
The Africa Report
Bush returns to Africa
"The trip demonstrates (former) president (Bush) and Mrs Bush's continued commitment to the people of Africa through the work of the George W. Bush Institute's (GWBI) Global Health program," the US embassy in Ethiopia said.
Voice of America
Bush Heads to Africa to Promote Disease-Fighting Programs
Former U.S. President George W. Bush will travel to Africa next month to emphasize programs to fight diseases like AIDS and malaria. The ex-president and his wife, Laura, will visit Tanzania, Zambia and Ethiopia from December 1-5.
Washington Times
Bushes plan Africa trip to spotlight health efforts
George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush are bound for Africa next month to highlight female cancers and diseases such as malaria in developing countries, advancing their plan to focus on global health in the post-presidency years.
New Business Ethiopia
Former US President to Visit Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia
The trip demonstrates President and Mrs. Bush's continued commitment to the people of Africa through the work of the George W. Bush Institute's (GWBI) Global Health program said the United States embassy in its statement sent to newbusinessethiopia.com.
USA Today
George W. Bush to head to Africa
Former president George W. Bush and wife Laura Bush are headed to Africa next month to help battle cervical and breast cancer.
Dialogue4Health
PEPFAR Opens the Door: Integrating HIV/AIDS with an NCD
One criticism of the UN High Level Meeting on Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs), held in New York over September 19-20, is that donor nations came to the table, but made no real financial commitments to deal with the rising tide of NCDs.
The Associated Press
George W. Bush to raise cancer awareness in Africa
DALLAS (AP) - Former President George W. Bush will travel next month to Africa to raise awareness about cervical and breast cancer, an effort he calls a "natural extension" of a program launched during his presidency that helps fight AIDS on the continent
Atlanta Journal Constitution
The high cost of test cheating
Thousands of dollars to media consultants. Hundreds of thousands of dollars to lawyers. Millions of dollars to teachers and administrators who do no work and who, in fact, are suspected of doing harm.
Fox News
Welcome To Venezuela -- The Kidnap Capital of Latin America
by Joel Hirst: Wilson Ramos, catcher for the Washington Nationals baseball team, was freed Saturday after being held by kidnappers for two days in the mountains outside the city of Valencia in north-central Venezuela.
WOWKTV.com
Mrs. Laura Bush discusses education reform on Channel 13 News, Charleston-Huntington, West Virginia
Video of Mrs. Laura Bush discussing education reform with Bray Cary, Channel 13 News, Charleston-Huntington Live and Local West Virginia News.
The Charleston Gazette
Laura Bush speaks at Clay Center
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Former First Lady Laura Bush championed the need for education reform at a stop in Charleston Wednesday night, plugging the accountability initiatives she and her husband, former President George W. Bush, have spearheaded...
Charleston Daily Mail
Laura Bush says quality education vital for children
It was the late 1960s, and then-schoolteacher Laura Bush was taking her second grade class on a fieldtrip to a Texas amusement park.
The Lancet
The good news about cancer in developing countries
More than 50% of all new cancers and two-thirds of the annual cancer mortality worldwide happen in low-income and middle-income countries. The cancer burden disproportionately affects poor people, who are more exposed to risk factors...
SmartGlobalHealth.org
Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon: A Bold Initiative to Advance Women's Health in the Developing World
Announced in mid-September at the "Summit to Save Lives", hosted by the George W. Bush Institute, the Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon (PRRR) initiative aims to leverage the public health infrastructure established through the President's Emergency Plan...
KWES NewsWest 9
Bush Institute Accepts One of a Kind Donation from China Aid Foundation
President Bush and First Lady Laura Bush accepted a one of a kind donation thanks to the generosity of the China Aid Foundation and Christians in China.
forbes.com
The Cuban Political Prisoners Deserve a Cuban Spring
In March 2003, the Cuban regime rounded up 75 journalists, librarians and human peaceful dissidents and quickly hustled them off to prison for lengthy terms on bizarre, trumped-up charges.
SignOn San Diego
Rethinking education reform
As California's budget crisis deepens, many fear that education funding could be back on the chopping block. Student funding of K-12 schools has already been cut over 20 percent.
Voice of America
Fighting Women's Cancer
In mid-September, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, joined the George W. Bush Institute, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS as well as private sector partners to launch...
CBS Denver
Bush Promotes Education Initiative in Denver
DENVER (AP/CBS4) - Former President George W. Bush said Thursday he's still passionate about education, even though he considers himself to be only an observer of politics since he left office.
The Colorado Statesman
Bush backs principal training effort in Denver visit
Former President George W. Bush praised a local nonprofit dedicated to training non-traditional school principals during a brief visit to Denver on Thursday and said he has been inspired by Mayor Michael Hancock's life story.
KUSA 9News
In Denver, Bush touts school leadership
Former President George W. Bush says he continues to have a "great passion" for education even though he considers himself to only be an observer in politics these days.
Denver Westword
George W. Bush in Denver: Yes to educational excellence, no to politics and Gadhafi questions
President George W. Bush was in Denver this morning, talking education with a group of political and business leaders at the brick headquarters of Get Smart Schools, an organization that trains principals for charter and innovation schools.
Denver Post
Bush takes a pass on politics, Gadhafi question during Denver visit
Former President George W. Bush steered clear of politics and controversy on this morning's visit to Denver.
Denver Westword
George W. Bush to get smart on his Get Smart visit to Denver
Today, it's George W. Bush's turn to visit Denver, where he'll be meeting this morning with Mayor Michael Hancock and Denver school superintendent Tom Boasberg to talk about Get Smart Schools, a charter school initiative.
The Republic
George W. Bush says he continues to have 'great passion' for education during Denver visit
DENVER - Former President George W. Bush says he continues to have a "great passion" for education even though he considers himself to only be an observer in politics these days.
The Denver Post
George W. Bush to meet Thursday with Get Smart Schools, Denver leaders
Former President George W. Bush, who canceled a roundtable meeting with Get smart Schools in February, will make up for the missed appearance Thursday.
The Daily Campus
VIDEO: Bush Center works toward sustainability, certification
The George W. Bush Presidential Center will soon be joining the Embrey Building, Caruth Hall and Simmons Hall as the latest LEED-certified building on campus.
Wall Street Journal
Three Policies That Gave Us the Jobs Economy
Sometimes two separate news events turn out to be related. That's the case with the Wall Street protesters and the extraordinary mourning at the death of Steve Jobs.
Associated Press
George W. Bush lives quiet life back in Texas, devotes time to supporting troops
George W. Bush says that after 8 years in the White House, he's happy to be back home in Texas and out of the spotlight. But the former commander-in-chief tells the AP there's one aspect of his presidency he still misses: interaction with U.S. troops.
Dallas Morning News
George W. Bush Presidential Center marks construction milestone with 'topping out' ceremony
The project, while on schedule and under budget, is visibly a long way from that grand opening. But it's apparent that the facility will indeed be Texas-sized.
KERA
Bush Presidential Center "Topping Out"
The George W. Bush Presidential Center on the SMU campus has reached a milestone. The former president and first lady were on hand for the "topping out" -- placement of the final beam at the top of the building Monday.
The Washington Post
Former President George W. Bush marks progress on construction of his library with ceremony
Former President George W. Bush said Monday that his presidential center will be a venue for learning and action, and that it already exceeds his expectations.
D Magazine
Architect Robert Stern Shows Off the Bush Center
Stern has served as the architect for a couple of projects in North Texas: a swanky manse in Preston Hollow, and the residences at the Ritz-Carlton. But the Bush complex is his biggest here to date.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Bush Says Progress on His Presidential Center is "Awe-Inspiring"
A grin slowly crossed the face of former President George W. Bush Monday morning, as he watched construction workers put the last piece of the frame for his presidential center in place.
SMU Daily Campus
SMU Holds Topping Out Ceremony for George W. Bush Presidential Center
Dozens of SMU community members, donors, and media outlets joined former President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush at the Topping Out Ceremony for the George W. Bush Presidential Center Monday morning.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Bush Library to Mark a Milestone Today
After months of work, the last piece of the frame on the George W. Bush Presidential Center will be lifted by crane and placed at the tallest point of the building, over what will become Freedom Hall.
Associated Press
Bush to Mark Progress of Library Construction
Former President George W. Bush was set to speak Monday at a ceremony marking the placement of the last construction beam for his presidential center in Dallas.
Dallas Morning News
George W. Bush Presidential Center To Mark Milestone
The unfinished state of the George W. Bush Presidential Center doesn't keep architect Robert Stern from visualizing an unforgettable moment for visitors.
Dallas Morning News
Bush Institute education study shows suburban students lagging
A George W. Bush Policy Institute study finds that even students in sought-after suburban schools are not competing well with their international peers.
The Today Show
Laura Bush on the State of Education Reform
Watch Laura W. Bush on The Today Show as she talks about Education Nation and the state of education reform.
Reuters
George W. Bush Presidential Center Announces Ticket Sales for 1st Warrior Open Golf Tournament
The George W. Bush Presidential Center announced today that general admission tickets are available for the upcoming Warrior Open, a two-day golf tournament featuring members of the U.S. Armed Forces who served their country and were severely wounded.
Education Next
When the Best Is Mediocre
American education has problems, but many think those problems are mostly concentrated in our large urban school districts. In the elite suburbs, where wealthy and politically influential people tend to live, the schools are assumed to be world-class.
The Wall Street Journal
Bush Effort Targets Cervical Cancer
George W. Bush is making the first major foray of his post presidency into global health, with a partnership to combat cervical and breast cancer in the developing world.
CNN
Bush, Clinton Speak at Memorial for Flight 93
"With their brave decision, they launched the first counteroffensive in the war on terror," said Bush, who appeared emotional as he spoke near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, to families and friends of those who died in the crash.
The Associated Press
Bush Lays Wreath at Pentagon in 9/11 Remembrance
Former President George W. Bush has paid silent tribute to Sept. 11 victims in a wreath-laying at the Pentagon. Bush was joined by his wife, Laura, as he placed a wreath of white flowers by the 9/11 memorial stone embedded in the wall outside Corridor 4.
Education Next
Fixing Teacher Pensions
Robert M. Costrell, Michael Podgursky - In this forum, Robert Costrell of the University of Arkansas and Mike Podgursky of the University of Missouri argue that the situation is critical, but offer an opportunity for overdue reform.
Washington Post
Five myths about the Dow
by James K. Glassman: Down 600 points one day, up 400 points the next, down another 500 points a day later, then up 400 points the day after that - yes, the Dow Jones industrial average is back in the news.
Wall Street Journal
A New Strategy for Economic Growth
Stronger economic growth is not just about economics. Growth unleashes human potential. It turns personal aspirations into positive achievements. And it lays the predicate for a better, stronger, more prosperous and opportunity-filled America.
Forbes.com
Cheating Students Out of An Education
What happens when struggling students turn in honest work and teachers cheat to make it appear that the kids are succeeding? Well, what we're seeing out of Atlanta is much more than a debate about ethics in education.
Dallas Morning News
Why Dallas Should Look at Denver's Innovation Schools
And SMU has a program to train more teachers and leaders from other fields in how to become good principals. This is part of the Bush Institute plan to develop stronger principals around the country.
Fox and Friends
James K. Glassman on FOX and Friends
Bush Institute Executive Director James K. Glassman talks about the economy and 4% growth on FOX & Friends.
Politico
Sudan Leader's hat tip to Bush
When the new nation of South Sudan's leader, Salva Kiir, signed his country's constitution this weekend, he did so while wearing a cowboy hat given to him by former President George W. Bush.
ABC News
Betty Ford, Former First Lady Dies at 93
Former first lady Betty Ford, whose candor about her own battles with substance abuse helped erase much of the stigma attached to addiction, has died. She was 93.
forbes.com
What To Do About Those Lousy Payroll Numbers? Grow!
"Small gain in payrolls very concerning." That's the understated way Moody's Dismal Scientist website headlined the news from the Labor Department this morning.
Associated Press
Gwinnett Co. schools forms partnership with Bush
ATLANTA (AP) - Gwinnett County schools are joining with the Dallas-based George W. Bush Institute to focus on developing quality school principals.
Gwinnett Daily Post
Gwinnett schools form partnership with Bush
LAWRENCEVILLE - Gwinnett County schools are joining with the Dallas-based George W. Bush Institute to focus on developing quality school principals.
Associated Press
George W. Bush gets birthday greetings online
DALLAS -- Former President George W. Bush is celebrating his 65th birthday with thousands of online best wishes.
The Huffington Post
Opportunity Knocks Twice: New Tools Could Control the HIV Epidemic
This June marked the 30th year since the first case of what became HIV was reported. An infection that was a death sentence is now treated around the world as a chronic disease.
thehill.com
The Executive Viewpoint: Department of Education says welcome back waivers
Each time I meet a woman from Afghanistan, I am reminded that although women faced the harshest treatment under the Taliban, today they are one of the country's strongest assets for peace.
thehill.com
The Executive Viewpoint: Department of Education says welcome back waivers
In the 1970s sitcom "Welcome Back, Kotter," about a teacher who returns to his old high school to teach a group of kids who call themselves "sweat hogs," character Vinnie Barbarino routinely brought in excuses for his absences.
Wall Street Journal
Industry Puts Heat on Schools to Teach Skills Employers Need
Big U.S. employers, worried about replacing retiring baby boomers, are wading deeper into education and growing bolder about telling educators how to run their business.
USA Today
George W. Bush to host wounded vets golf tourney
DALLAS (AP) -- Former President George W. Bush will host a two-day golf tournament in October for members of the U.S. military wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Dallas Morning News
Bush to host golf tournament for war vets
Former President George W. Bush is ready to get off the mountain bike and pick up a nine iron with American troops who were injured in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Dallas Morning News
George W. Bush urges patience as democracy spreads in Middle East
Former President George W. Bush said recent events in the Middle East are driven by a fundamental human yearning for freedom and cautioned impatient outsiders to remember it takes "time for freedom to take roots."
Dallas Morning News
Condoleeza Rice, George W. Bush to discuss Mideast at Bush Institute conference today in Dallas
Former President George W. Bush and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will speak at a Dallas conference today about the recent uprisings in the Middle East and where the pro-democracy movement may go next.
Real Clear World
When Will the Persian Spring Arrive?
Two years after it captured the world's attention by flooding the streets of Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz and other cities to protest a fraudulent election, Iran's youth-dominated Green Movement is hoping that
Associated Press
Bush Institute conference set on Mideast uprisings
DALLAS -- Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former President George W. Bush will appear together during a conference Thursday to discuss the recent uprisings in the Middle East.
Wall Street Journal
What Obama Should Say to the Muslim World
The twin events of the Arab Spring and the death of Osama bin Laden provide President Obama with an unprecedented opportunity to reshape the distorted narrative that the West is at war with Islam.
Dallas Morning News
Condoleezza Rice to keynote Bush event in Dallas this month
Former President George W. Bush and his Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will headline an upcoming conference on recent political changes in the Middle East.
nationalreview.com
Six Easy Steps to School Productivity
Over the past few decades, the American economy has made remarkable productivity gains that have fueled GDP growth and raised living standards. Unfortunately, the American public-education system has been moving in the opposite direction...
Tibet Post International
His Holiness Meets George W Bush, Talks on Democracy
Dallas, Texas, USA, 10 May 2011 - His Holiness the Dalai Lama began his day on 10 May with a meeting with former US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, Paula Dobriansky.
Dallas Morning News
BushWorld: Dalai Lama gives ?historic'? document to Bush?s freedom collection
The Dalai Lama, in Dallas to speak at SMU, met privately with former President George W. Bush and wife Laura at their Preston Hollow home Tuesday.
Associated Press
Dalai Lama donates constitution to Bush institute
DALLAS -- The Dalai Lama has donated an early draft of what became the 1963 Tibetan Constitution to the George W. Bush Institute.
The Daily Caller
Reflecting on Mother's Day: Hope for happy, healthy families
As we celebrated the women who gave us life on Mother's Day, let us also honor the moms who are too often forgotten. Mothers in Akron and Addis Ababa have the same hopes and dreams - to have happy, healthy families.
Associated Press
Bush skips 9/11 event, keeps low public profile
DALLAS - In the days following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush famously grabbed a bullhorn while speaking to those gathered at ground zero, telling them: "I can hear you."
MyWestTexas.com
Former president accompanies injured vets on grueling bike ride
A group of young veterans, accompanied by a special guest, began a grueling 100-kilometer, or 62.1-mile, mountain biking trek through Big Bend National Park in the heat Monday afternoon.
Houston Chronicle
The missing school reform: improving leadership
The former D.C. schools superintendent, Michelle Rhee, is in Houston today to promote education reform. Her visit is timely: Across America, there is a growing consensus on choice, standards and accountability.
Associated Press
Bush hails bin Laden death as victory for America
DALLAS (AP) - Officials in George W. Bush?s administration joined the former president Monday in expressing gratitude that with the death of Osama bin Laden, justice had finally been served.
The Daily Beast
George W. Bush Leads Wounded Warriors Ride
President George W. Bush and Lance Armstrong led U.S. service men and women in a three-day, 100-kilometer Texas ride highlighting the bravery and strength of veterans wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.
NationalReview.com
The 4 Percent Solution
The current economic debate in Washington has focused on how to constrain the federal debt through fiscal policy - that is, finding the right level of spending and taxes. But that discussion is far too limited.
DenverPost.com
Local non-profit first to partner with Bush leadership group
Local Get Smart Schools signed a partnership this week with the George W. Bush Institute's Alliance to Reform Education Leadership this week, after initially delaying the partnership when Bush cancelled a visit to Denver.
Google News
Lance Armstrong joins George W. Bush for Big Bend bike ride with soldiers wounded in war
TERLINGUA, Texas - Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong has joined former President George W. Bush on the last leg of a three-day, 62-mile (100-kilometre) mountain bike ride...
Los Angeles Times
Lance Armstrong, George W. Bush bike with wounded warriors
Lance Armstrong joined George W. Bush on Wednesday for the final leg of the former president's 62-mile mountain bike ride with 15 U.S. soldiers who lost limbs or were seriously injured in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Star-Telegram.com
Former President Bush rides across the desert with wounded veterans
I'm 49 years old and there are days when my body feels much older, even though I try hard to stay in shape with lots of cycling and mountain biking.
TheRightScoop.com
Bush mountain bikes with Wounded Warriors
George W. Bush is going on a 12 mile mountain bike in Texas with soldiers who were wounded in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan to help raise awareness for Wounded Warriors.
Associated Press
Bush to finish 100K bike race for wounded soldiers
TERLINGUA, Texas - Former president George W. Bush will finish a 100 kilometer mountain bike race across Big Bend National Park on Wednesday, along with 14 members of the armed forces who have suffered serious wounds in Iraq or Afghanistan.
NYDailyNews.com
On 'No Child,' no going back: An architect of education reform says Obama's wobbly on accountability
It is certainly no secret that our nation's students are not achieving at the level they should. But here's a secret that seems to be well hidden: Our younger students...
WFAA
Whitman speaks at Bush Institute Conference
DALLAS (AP) - Meg Whitman, the Republican who lost the fall election for California governor to Democrat Jerry Brown, said at a conference in Texas on economic growth that she wishes Brown success with the state budget - even though...
newsmax.com
George W. Bush: Bailout Decision Was Right Move
A confident former President George W. Bush opened the George W. Bush Institute conference on the economy at Southern Methodist University in Dallas this week announcing that if he had it to do over, he would make the same vital decision he...
Business Week
Paul Ryan Plan or Higher Taxes, Take Your Pick: Amity Shlaes
April 13 (Bloomberg) -- This week President Barack Obama is offering his plan to solve America?s debt problem. The president?s approach will include tax increases.
Los Angeles Times
Bush defends taxpayer bailout of Wall Street
Calling the TARP decision one of the biggest quandaries of his term, the former president says he has no regrets about it. Speaking at a Bush Institute conference in Dallas, he waves off speculation about his legacy.
Associated Press
Bush discusses economy at Dallas conference
DALLAS (AP) - Former President George W. Bush said Tuesday that he is optimistic the United States can achieve 4 percent gross domestic product growth.
Washington Post
Let's make women's rights core foreign policy issue
Whether the topic is Libya's rebels or Afghanistan's so-called "reconciliation" with the Taliban, the pivotal question is, or should be: What about the women?
CNN Politics
Bush warns of fallout from early Afghanistan exit
(CNN) - Former President George W. Bush is worried the U.S. might pull out of Afghanistan too early to the detriment of that country's women.
peacewomen.org
U.S./AFGHANISTAN: Bush Institute Conference Focuses on Afghan Women
Former first lady Laura Bush says women in Afghanistan are creating their own economic opportunities and that entrepreneurship will be highlighted at a conference this week at the George W. Bush Institute in Dallas.
Fox News
Former First Lady Laura Bush Continues to Fight for Afghan Women's Rights | On the Record
GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, FOX NEWS HOST: She is still at it. Former first lady Laura Bush is no longer living in the White House but she is still working hard at all the projects she worked on when she lived there.
Dallas Morning News
The plight of young Afghan girls
Yesterday, the Bush Institute held a conference about the plight of women in Afghanistan. The part that I couldn't get out of my mind is that families in some rural parts of Afghanistan marry off their young girls about the eighth grade.
Huffpost World
Laura Bush Fights to Get the Spotlight Back on Afghanistan
Invest in women and you change the world. Many have come to that view and now former First Lady Laura Bush is using her platform to focus attention on women in one of the toughest countries in the world...
SMU Daily Mustang
Bush Center Supports Afghan Women
The Afghan Bazaar sponsored by the George W. Bush Presidential Center, offers crafts made by Afghan women. The bazaar will be held in the James M. Collins Executive Education Center on Thursday, March 31, 2011 from 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Dallas Morning News
In remarks via satellite to Bush Institute conference at SMU, Karzai says Afghanistan will uphold women's rights
Afghan President Hamid Karzai told a Dallas audience -- via satellite -- that women won't lose hard-fought liberties as the county moves toward self-rule.
forbes.com
Bush Institute conference focuses on Afghan women
DALLAS -- Former first lady Laura Bush says women in Afghanistan are creating their own economic opportunities and that entrepreneurship will be highlighted at a conference this week at the George W. Bush Institute in Dallas.
google.com
Afghanistan president to speak to Texas conference
DALLAS (AP) -- Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is set to speak by video at a Dallas conference on freedom and economic opportunities for Afghan women.
Daily Caller
Afghanistan president to speak to Texas conference
DALLAS (AP) -- The economic opportunities of Afghan women are the focus of a conference this week in Dallas where Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is scheduled to speak by video.
bostonherald.com
Bush to hold conference on Afghanistan
DALLAS -- Former President George W. Bush will convene a conference in Dallas Thursday that will reunite him -- via satellite -- with Afghan President Hamid Karzai 10 years after Bush sent U.S. troops to the country.
Daily Caller
Bush Institute conference focuses on Afghan women
DALLAS (AP) -- Former first lady Laura Bush says women in Afghanistan are creating their own economic opportunities and that entrepreneurship will be highlighted at a conference this week at the George W. Bush Institute in Dallas.
Washington Post
Conference at Bush Institute in Dallas highlights economic opportunities for Afghan women
DALLAS -- Former first lady Laura Bush says women in Afghanistan are creating their own economic opportunities and that entrepreneurship will be highlighted at a conference this week at the George W. Bush Institute in Dallas.
Dallas Morning News
Former President George W. Bush, first lady Laura Bush to host Dallas conference on Afghanistan
Former President George W. Bush will convene a conference in Dallas Thursday that will reunite him - via satellite - with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai 10 years after Bush sent U.S. troops to the country.
forbes.com
The New Uncertainty
The earthquake, tsunami and nuclear accident that have afflicted Japan over the past week do not constitute an anomaly. There is strong evidence that dramatic, unpredictable, earthshaking events are increasing.
Education Gadfly
Opinion: A modest proposal for pension reform
Educator pension systems are becoming increasingly expensive and, in a number of states, plagued by severe problems of underfunding.
D Magazine
Bush Institute Event Luring Four Nobel Laureates
With the U.S. struggling to achieve annual GDP growth in the 2/2.5 percent range, the folks at Dallas' George W. Bush Institute think we should be setting our sights a little higher over the next decade.
care.org
More than 1,000 Advocates Gather, Call for Global Investments in Women and Girls During CARE's Conference and International Women's Day Celebration
More than a thousand CARE advocates gather today at CARE's Conference and International Women's Day Celebration in Washington, D.C. to voice their support for critical funding and programs to improve the lives of marginalized women and girls...
SMU Daily Mustang
Film Screening and Panel Discussion: "No Woman, No Cry"
SMU's Embrey Human Rights Program hosted a film screening and panel discussion in McCord Auditorium Thursday night featuring "No Woman, No Cry," a documentary directed and produced by former model Christy Turlington Burns.
Wall Street Journal
Why I Was Wrong About 'Dow 36,000'
In 1999, I co-authored a book called "Dow 36,000" that became, in some circles, a notorious symbol for bullishness about the stock market. While the book had a provocative title, its fundamental message was mainstream...
forbes.com
Egypt's Uprising May Reignite Iran's Green Movement
Feb. 11 marks the 32nd anniversary of the revolution that overthrew the Shah of Iran. The uprising had a broad base -- communists, liberal democrats and Islamists all played a role.
Education Week
Bush Institute Tackles Middle School Learning
Lest anyone thought President George W. Bush hasn't already had a pretty big impact on public education, courtesy of his signature No Child Left Behind Act, an institute created in his name is looking to extend that influence.
yahoo.com
Laura Bush to announce 2nd education initiative
DALLAS - The George W. Bush Institute is planning to introduce its second big education initiative Wednesday, a program that seeks to improve graduation rates by focusing on middle schools.
forbes.com
At Last A Goal: 4% Growth
In the wake of last week's State of the Union address, the Congressional Budget Office has issued its latest outlook, and it's even more dismal than the last one.
rferl.org
World Leaders Speak Out for Imprisoned Belarusion Protestors
(MINSK, Belarus) Former Czech President Vaclav Havel, former U.S. President George W. Bush, U.S. Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA), and dozens of international leaders have taken to RFE's airwaves in Belarus to call attention to...
rferl.org
RFE/RL Launches 'Voices of Solidarity' Project For Belarusian Detainees
RFE/RL's Belarus Service has launched a project meant to call attention to the hundreds of activists and opposition supporters jailed in the wake of the country's controversial elections on December 19.
conservativehome.com
Bush Institute Senior Fellow Jim Guthrie explores school funding myths
In a speech Nov. 19 in Louisville, Bill Gates exhorted America's chief state school officers to focus spending on instruction and squeeze far greater efficiency out of their education budgets.
New York Times
Electronic Info Dominates George W. Bush's Archive
LEWISVILLE, Texas (AP) -- Archivists responsible for putting together the presidential library of former President George W. Bush are tasked with processing 80 terabytes of electronic information -- 20 times the Clinton administration's four terabytes.
Associated Press
Laura Bush Speaks By Phone To Suu Kyi
Former first lady Laura Bush, a longtime advocate for free elections in Myanmar, spoke for the first time Friday with the isolated Asian country's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was released last month after more than seven years of house arrest.
Washington Post
George W. Bush on America's global fight against AIDS
During a presidency often forced to focus on issues of national security, the fight against global disease was sometimes viewed as an anomaly or exception. It wasn't and isn't. America has a direct stake in the progress and hope of other nations.
Huffington Post
Why AIDS First?
In 2003, George W. Bush launched the largest international health initiative ever directed at a single disease: the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
conservativehome.com
The George W. Bush Institute: a "results tank" that roots ideals in a new practical conservatism
Over the past half-century, think tanks have helped transform conservative ideas into important public policy. The work of the Heritage Foundation, the American Enterprise Institute, and the Hoover Institution was essential in...
New York Post
Small gains add up
Never has so much venom been spilled over so little. Joel Klein's departure as chancellor of New York City's schools is sure to produce another round of exaggerated denunciations, just as his tenure over the last eight years has.
Dallas Morning News
Saddam Hussein's pistol, President Bush's Ground Zero bullhorn to go on display at SMU exhibit
Saddam Hussein's pistol and the bullhorn used by former President George W. Bush at Ground Zero are among the artifacts that go on public display this weekend at a new exhibit at Southern Methodist University.
Washington Post
Dallas exhibit gives sneak peek at Bush archives
A new exhibit will give the public its first glimpse into the archives of former President George W. Bush, including the bullhorn Bush used when he visited ground zero days after Sept. 11 and the pistol taken from Saddam Hussein when he was captured.
The Hill
Former first lady urges U.S. to 'stand with the people of Afghanistan'
Former first lady Laura Bush said the U.S. must stand with Afghanistan and bear in mind its long investment in the country.
Washington Post
Afghanistan must embrace women's rights
The haunting portrait of a young, disfigured Afghan woman on Time magazine's cover this summer issued a stark reminder that the stakes in Afghanistan are high -- and that the consequences of failure are brutal, especially for women.
Education Week News
Laura Bush Unveils Bold Principal-Training Initiative
Former first lady Laura W. Bush announced a new nationwide initiative today aimed at changing the way America's principals are recruited and prepared-and how they run schools.
POLITICO
Good principals key to good schools
Fighting every inch of the way, school reformers are getting results. But there's an area that has been neglected - an area that may prove, in a relative sense, the easiest to fix.
Los Angeles Times
Bush Institute's first initiative focuses on improving performance of school principals
The first initiative of the George W. Bush Institute will focus on improving the performance of school principals, former first lady Laura Bush announced Wednesday.
Dallas Morning News -The Education Front Blog
The Bush Institute's campaign to develop strong principals
We've talked here over the last year or so about the next wave of education reforms, the ones that seek to build upon the modernizations of the last 25 years, such as greater school accountability...
Christian Science Monitor
'Waiting for Superman' to reform education?
The new documentary "Waiting for Superman" makes clear the dismal state of American public schools. But forces of change are aligned now more than ever before. Three key factors create a real possibility for education reform.
Dallas Morning News
Laura Bush expected to unveil major public school reform program, an initiative of SMU's George W. Bush Institute
Former first lady Laura Bush is expected to unveil a public school reform program today that will be the first large-scale policy initiative of the George W. Bush Institute at SMU.
Washington Post
Bush Institute launches initiative for principals
For its first initiative, the George W. Bush Institute will focus on improving the performance of school principals.
wthr.com, Eyewitness News
Marian University joins effort to improve school principals
Marian University is set to play a big part in a nationwide effort to make better school principals.
Abilene Reporter-News
Institute promotes education initiative
An effort to train and recruit school principals will be among the first initiatives of the new George W. Bush Institute, the organization's founding executive director told Abilene Chamber of Commerce members at the group's annual banquet Monday.
Abilene Reporter-News
Tucker Bridwell: Not your ordinary businessman
In addition to being Abilene's Citizen of the Year, Tucker Bridwell is a good-natured guy.
highbeam.com
James K. Glassman: how did liberal economics manage to lose the argument about the recession?
How could you misplay this hand? After all, until 2008, cutting top income tax rates in half, reducing regulatory burdens, and spreading free trade seemed to have produced significant prosperity and remarkable stability.
Goldwater Institute
Institute Fellow Jay P. Green's new report
Just released, "Administrative Bloat" is making an impact.
Wall Street Journal
James K. Glassman in the Wall Street Journal: "Subsidy as a Way of Life"
James K. Glassman has a Wall Street Journal review of Thomas Geoghan's new book, Were You Born on the Wrong Continent?, which extols the European way of life to Americans.
Free Market Mojo
Jim Glassman interviewed by "Free Market Mojo" on economics and the Bush Institute
Free Market Mojo, one of the most influential and active economics blogs, interviewed Jim Glassman on economics and the Bush Institute's activities.
Star Telegram
Construction on George W. Bush's presidential center will finally get under way this year
After two years of talk about the presidential center for former President George W. Bush, work will start this year.
Journal of the American Medical Association
Mark Dybul co-authors study: "Use of Generic Antiretroviral Drugs and Cost Savings in U.S. HIV Treatment Programs"
Institute Fellow in Global Health Mark Dybul, M.D., is a co-author of the study published in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association, July 21, 2010).
Sirius/XM Radio
Jim Glassman on "PJM Political" on Sirius/XM radio
On Saturday, June 12, 2010, Jim Glassman discussed Ideas in Action on Pajamas Medias weekly Sirius-XM satellite radio program, PJM Political, hosted by Ed Driscoll.
Wall Street Journal
"Minds on the Move: A new kind of free trade," by James K. Glassman in the Wall Street Journal
Innovation overseas, Mr. Wildavsky says, can actually enhance Americas financial well-being.
Inhabitat
Plans for the Green George W. Bush Presidential Center Released
All U.S. Presidents get a center named after them upon completion of their term in the White House, and George W. is no exception.
e-architect
George W. Bush Presidential Center, United States of America
Mrs. Laura W. Bush and Architects Unveil Design of George W. Bush Presidential Center.
Dallas Morning News
George W. Bush Presidential Center design is unveiled
The design of the George W. Bush presidential Center at SMU, which will be formally unveiled today, is a showcase for exhibits, not a monument to the 43rd president, former first lady Laura Bush said this week.
ramsa.com
George W. Bush Presidential Center - Robert A.M. Stern Architects
The George W. Bush Presidential Center carries forward the tradition of Southern Methodist University's Georgian-style campus, with simple wall planes faced with Texas limestone and red brick relieved by rhythmically disposed divided-light windows.