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Senior Policy Analyst at Education Commission of the States | jwoods@ecs.org

In her role, Julie supports a team of policy staff members who work on education issues across the educational spectrum and coordinates responses to state leaders’ policy questions. Julie comes to Education Commission of the States with experience in the intersection of law and education. Julie believes that providing state leaders with nonpartisan and accurate information is foundational to a functioning democracy.

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