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Episode # 4: Former ACF Assistant Secretary Lynn Johnson

This week we’re bringing you a conversation I had with Lynn Johnson.

You likely know her from when she served as Assistant Secretary at the Administration for Children and Families during the first Trump Administration.

We talk about her prioritization of promoting economic mobility for families, and her emphasis on ensuring poverty not be conflated with neglect.

She also shares about her journey from being a critic of the Head Start program to being one of its most outspoken conservative champions.

We also discussed her read on the work of ACF so far in the second trump administration, and what she sees ahead.

Since the time of our recording, the U.S. Senate has confirmed Alex Adams to lead ACF, so her perspective is particularly timely.

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