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James V. Shuls
James V. Shuls has been an Education Policy Anylist at the Show-Me Institute in Missouri since July 2012. He earned his Ph.D. in education policy from the University of Arkansas and he holds a bachelor’s degree from Missouri Southern State University and a master’s degree from Missouri State University, both in elementary education.