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Karen Mossberger, the Frank and June Sackton Professor in the school of publicaffairs and director of the Center on Technology, Data and Society at Arizona State University. Post-secondary institutions could be instrumental in helping to coordinate and implement varied strategies. You train the workforce,” said Bennett.
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Probably not much,” said Terry Hartle, senior vice president, government relations and publicaffairs at the American Council on Education. They’ll be looking at issues that they think will resonate with the public.” How much legislation will they be able to move forward? I think they have to work on it.”
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