Topic
Covid-19
14 publications
Video · Jan 27, 2023
Two-Minute Take: Education after COVID-19
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.
Sep 1, 2022
Decades of educational growth took hit during COVID
The pandemic’s disruption of schooling caused real harm to student learning and will have far-reaching consequences for our children.
Nov 30, 2021
Getting Religious Freedom Right Leads to Democratic Stability
Peter Wehner, a Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. and E.J. Dionne Jr., a <em>Washington Post</em> Syndicated Columnist, 
 address the relationship between religious freedom and democratic stability.
Aug 19, 2021
Immigration and a Tight Job Market
We can boost growth and job creation by, among other things, welcoming immigrants, and temporary workers as we have done for most of our history. American workers and their families and all of our communities will be better off when we do.
Policy Recommendations · Jan 14, 2021
Expanding Opportunity: State and Local Policy Agenda for Economic Mobility
Many of the largest obstacles to economic mobility arise from state and local policies, but a new opportunity agenda can play a vital role in creating more cities and towns of opportunity and renewing the American dream.
Policy Recommendations · Jan 14, 2021
Expanding Opportunity: Federal Policy Agenda for Economic Mobility
By reordering its fiscal and regulatory policies around an opportunity agenda and allowing greater flexibility for private markets and local policy initiatives, the federal government can play a crucial role in creating greater opportunity and economic mobility for all Americans.
Policy Recommendations · Jan 14, 2021
Disinformation: Democracies Require a Reliable Flow of Information
The reliable flow of information is one of the most essential battlegrounds in the fight to stabilize democracies around the world.
Policy Recommendations · Jan 14, 2021
Women and Girls: Investing in Women's Economic Empowerment
When women succeed, we all benefit. Women’s economic empowerment boosts economic growth and prosperity and helps safeguard democracy. Most importantly, it ensures that women have an equal chance to build a bright future for themselves and their families.
Policy Recommendations · Jan 14, 2021
State Data Systems: Worth the Legislative Investment to Connect Workforce and Education
The pandemic has exacerbated existing education gaps for many young people of color and students who are growing up in poverty. Connecting disparate data systems into a well-governed and transparent way in each state will help guide researchers and policymakers in the years ahead.
Policy Recommendations · Jan 14, 2021
Assessments: Measuring Student Learning Can Lead to More Equitable Schools
The current pandemic has blown apart the public education system as we knew it — simultaneously exacerbating vulnerabilities for many children and forcing rapid innovation to meet this instructional moment. The adults in this system must now focus on two things in response: The first is safety for kids and educators. The second is accelerating academic progress for all kids, regardless of race, ethnicity, or disability.
Policy Recommendations · Jan 14, 2021
Schools and COVID-19: Working Through and Beyond Education’s Greatest Challenge
Federal and state governments – as well as philanthropists and foundations – are being called upon to invest millions of dollars in our public-school system to help schools and districts navigate the impact of the pandemic on student success.
Sep 15, 2020
We Don’t Need a “Data Vacation” During the Pandemic
Chris Stewart, CEO of brightbeam and a dedicated parent activist, discusses why quality assessments can help parents and teachers grasp the academic needs of their students — particularly students of color.
May 18, 2020
Suspending Immigration Will Hurt America’s Recovery
Laura Collins, George W. Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative Director, explains how immigrants and native-born Americans have always been on the same team driving innovation and economic growth, and that the U.S. will recover from this pandemic by following the same formula — working together.
Apr 28, 2020
Democracy Talks: Senator Mitt Romney
Senator Mitt Romney, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, explains why America should play a leading role in global affairs, especially as the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic.