| Events by Lynne V. Cheney |
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The Knowledge Deficit
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Monday, October 16, 2006
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| With reference to his book, The Knowledge Deficit, Mr. Hirsch and a panel of experts examine classroom scenarios and their impact on students’ intellectual growth. |
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Democracy and the Constitution: Essays by Walter Berns
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Friday, September 29, 2006
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| Was the American Revolution really a revolution? What is the proper relation between the states and the Union? |
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Civic Education for a World at War
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Tuesday, May 18, 2004
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| In preparing our children for the responsibilities of democratic citizenship, what lessons can we learn from past attempts to reinvigorate civic education in times of international conflict? |
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Can Education Schools Be Saved?
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Monday, June 9, 2003
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| Lynne V. Cheney moderates a discussion of teacher preparation and what role colleges of education should play. |
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A Nation at Risk
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Tuesday, April 1, 2003
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| In its ominously titled A Nation at Risk, the National Commission on Excellence in Education delivered a devastating assessment of American education that helped shape two decades of reform. |
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Why Is U.S. History Still a Mystery to Our Children?
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Tuesday, October 1, 2002
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| Experts discuss why history remains such a mystery to students, what they should learn about our country's past, and what can be done to accelerate reform. |
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Does Two Plus Two Still Equal Four?
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Monday, March 4, 2002
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| This seminar provides a lively and informative update on the mathematics education debate. |
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Making Patriots
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Thursday, May 31, 2001
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| Panelists consider how American patriotism can be revived as we enter the twenty-first century. |
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Telling the Truth
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Monday, October 30, 1995
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| Lynne V. Cheney of the American Enterprise Institute delivers the October 1995 Bradley Lecture. |
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Lynne V. Cheney
American Enterprise Institute
1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W.
Washington 20036
Phone: 202-862-5800
Fax: 202-862-7177
E-mail: LCheney@aei.org
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Blue Skies, No Fences
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| Lynne Cheney describes her upbringing in Wyoming. [Read More] |
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