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Students look at books during a book fair at Schaumburg Elementary, part of the ReNEW charter network, in New Orleans on April 19, 2023. Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana have seen a promising turnaround in their student reading scores after passing a series of similar literacy reforms. (Gerald Herbert/AP)

Jeb Bush: The ‘Southern surge’ in education is a marathon, not a miracle

February 23, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The states making headlines are places that have faced uphill battles against poverty, yet their students are no longer at the back of the pack.

A college graduate wears a decorated mortarboard before commencement June 15, 2025. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Jeb Bush: How postsecondary opportunities for students are changing for the better

August 4, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

A growing number of states are embracing student-centered reforms that align educational opportunities with economic mobility.

Katie Jenner, Indiana secretary of education, talks about education funding with Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb in Indianapolis on Jan. 4, 2023. (Michael Conroy/AP)

Jeb Bush: What the US can learn from Indiana’s high school redesign

April 25, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Indiana recently proposed a high school redesign that will set young adults up for real success as they transition into college or the workforce.

Students head to classes at Acero Major Hector P. Garcia M.D. High School and Acero SPC Daniel Zizumbo Elementary on Nov. 14, 2018, in Chicago.

Jeb Bush: Charter schools are helping the students they are designed to help

June 20, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Charter school advocates have dedicated decades to developing free, accessible options in the public school landscape that give low-income students and students of color the opportunity they deserve to learn...

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush listens to a question from moderator Tracy Caruso on Jan. 5, 2016, at the New Hampshire Forum on Addiction and the Heroin Epidemic at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester, N.H.

Jeb Bush op-ed: A father’s view of drug addiction

May 11, 2019 at 2:55 a.m.

As a father, I have felt the heartbreak of drug abuse. My daughter, Noelle, suffered from addiction, and like many parents facing similar situations, her mom and I struggled to...

In an op-ed for the Washington Post, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush outlines his plan to replace Obamacare.

Jeb Bush op-ed: My plan to replace Obamacare

August 21, 2019 at 5:59 p.m.

As gridlock persists in our nation's capital and good legislation continues to die in the Senate, it is clear the next president will play a key role in determining the...

Prospective Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says education reforms and pro-growth policies must be implemented now to keep the opportunity gap from widening.

Jeb Bush’s War on Poverty revamp

May 11, 2019 at 2:20 a.m.

The tragedy that took place on the streets of Baltimore starts with a young man whose life ended far too soon. We will hopefully learn the full truth surrounding that...

Reforming education

December 24, 2018 at 3:44 p.m.

The teachers strike in Chicago is not about money. Mayor Rahm Emanuel has offered an average 16 percent pay increase over four years even as the school district faces a...

$5 billion to transform education in America

August 22, 2021 at 6:45 a.m.

As former governors from different political parties who remain passionate about the quality of education in America, we agree that Arne Duncan is one lucky guy. As part of the...

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