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Read the article How a VLP alumna broke down employment barriers for military spouses and dependents stationed abroad.
Apr 4, 2025

How a VLP alumna broke down employment barriers for military spouses and dependents stationed abroad

Featuring: Michael Bailey
Beth Conlin is a 2021 Stand-To Veteran Leadership Program alumna and an expert on Status of Forces Agreements (SOFAs). She spoke with the George W. Bush Institute's Deputy Director of Leadership Programs Michael Bailey about how SOFAs have historically prevented military spouses and dependents from seeking employment while stationed abroad and how she used the lessons learned in VLP to change this.
Read the article Two Minute Take: Department or not – the federal role in education.
Mar 11, 2025

Two Minute Take: Department or not – the federal role in education

Featuring: Anne Wicks
The conversation around the future of the U.S. Department of Education has skyrocketed in recent weeks. Anne Wicks, the George W. Bush Institute's Don Evans Family Managing Director of Opportunity and Democracy explains what role the federal government has and should continue to have in education.

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