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Blog Posts by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, U.S. Department of Education

Murray Bessette was the Director of Academic Programs at the Alexander Hamilton Society and Senior Vice President of Education at the Common Sense Society, where he was responsible for its international fellowship programs and K-12 civics initiatives. He received his Ph.D. and master’s from Claremont Graduate University, as well as an executive certificate in counter-terrorism studies from the International Institute for Counterterrorism at Reichman University (IDC) in Herzliya, Israel.

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Why the Presidential 1776 Award Rewards Student Achievement in American Founding History

 In this Homeroom Blog post, Murray Bessette shares how the Presidential 1776 Award competition invites students, educators, parents, and schools to recommit to excellence in the study of American history.