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    <title>Across the States - Episodes Tagged with “School Choice”</title>
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The American Legislative Exchange Council is the country's largest voluntary membership organization of state legislators in the United States. It acts as a forum to exchange ideas and develop state-based solutions.
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  <title>Education Freedom and Policy Priorities: Andrew Handel on ALEC Breakdown</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Andrew Handel, ALEC Education and Workforce Development Task Force Director, sat down with Lars Dalseide, ALEC Director of Policy Advancement and Media Relations, talking about the recent model policies passed by the task force such as education freedom accounts, adult learning programs, and preserving freedom of speech. Handel also talked about building upon the education freedom movement based on ALEC’s Essential Policy Solutions for 2024.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>How States are Creating Universal Education Freedom</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 17:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>ALEC Education and Workforce Task Force Director Andrew Handel and ALEC Executive VP of Policy Jonathan Williams host a policy hour on the Education Freedom Moment in the United States.  </itunes:subtitle>
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 Special Guests: Jonathan Williams, Rep. John Wills, Sen. Jim Dotson (AR), Sen. Pat Rucker, and Stephen Moore.
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