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50CAN Policy Wins Prediction Competition

Enter the Policy Wins Prediction Competition by clicking below where you’ll be prompted, for each of our state goals this year, to predict whether the goal will result in a Win or a Loss. Make your selections and you will be automatically entered. At the end of the year, we’ll count them all up and announce a winner.

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Colorado - Transform Education Now

Expand access to high quality schools across the state of Colorado by organizing parents to open three new schools in priority regions.

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Create transparency in open enrollment practices by forcing public reporting on the number of students for each school enrolled or rejected.

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Refresh math standards to create expanded math pathways from data science to calculus, and expand high school students’ access to advanced courses.

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Connecticut - ConnCAN

Improve and streamline the state’s charter authorization process, including aligning the process with the state budget timeline.

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Ensure high quality instructional materials are used in K-12 math courses through convening a coalition of state education leaders to build a statewide math strategy.

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Pass legislation that prohibits student cell phone use in schools.

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Implement the state’s literacy program, with a focus on extended reading plans, dyslexia screening, and effective K-3 reading screeners.

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Align educator prep programs with a focus on the science of reading.

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Ensure all students receive individual academic support plans and parental notification when they have fallen behind in reading.

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Implement and build on the multi-lingual learners parents bill of rights through the creation of a statewide language access plan.

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Retain and attract new teachers through alternative pathways, and by resourcing supports like the Aspiring Educator Scholarship program.

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Delaware - DelawareKidsCAN

Enact a weighted student funding formula that distributes state resources based on individual student and school needs.

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Expand the number of charter seats and ensure charter schools have the right to operate Pre-K programs.

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Advocate to the Governor and his team to ensure the state accepts the federal scholarship tax credit.

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Revise the boundaries of Christina School District, one of only a handful of non-contiguous districts in the United States, to address parent concerns over travel time to schools.

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Continue their package of literacy reforms by banning three-cueing as an instructional practice.

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Guarantee access to advanced math for qualifying students by reforming the current subjective recommendation process for higher-level classes.

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Implement state literacy policies by emphasizing high quality instructional materials and early literacy professional development.

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Require school districts to undergo a yearly independent financial audit that is communicated to parents and made public.

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Georgia - GeorgiaCAN

Work to support charter schools with financing solutions for facilities to address their top growth restraint in the Peach State.

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Build on last year’s passage of a law that incentivizes local charter school approval by growing the appropriation.

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Work to fully fund the Georgia Promise Scholarship, opening the opportunity to more students and their families.

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Secure funding to increase the number of literacy coaches in the state as the next step in their package of literacy reforms.

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Create a system to guarantee access to advanced math for middle school students who have demonstrated readiness.

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Establish an evaluation framework for educator prep programs.

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Continue to promote and defend the state’s accountability system from legislative attempts to rollback clear and accurate accounts of student and school progress.

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Better align K-12 career pathways with the jobs and opportunities of the state’s economic landscape.

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Building upon the successful 2025 passage of the Distraction-Free Education Act, GeorgiaCAN will pursue full adoption for all grades.

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Hawaii - HawaiiKidsCAN

Ensure the Board of Education has a comprehensive literacy policy grounded in best practices, including universal screening in all public elementary schools, and the science of reading.

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Expand teacher training in structured literacy and access to supports for students with reading difficulties.

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Create innovative funding options for new public charter school facilities to address overcrowding and limited access to quality options.

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After securing passage of Act 154 in 2025, which created the state’s new data sharing commission, HawaiiKidsCAN will serve on the working group to ensure that data sharing on career pathways is strongly implemented.

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Ensure a rigorous, stand-alone financial literacy graduation requirement is adopted by the Board of Education.

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Amend the statutory language of the Hawaii Promise scholarship to increase accessibility and effectiveness of higher education.

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Louisiana - Louisiana Kids Matter

Secure an additional $80 million for the GATOR Scholarship.

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Create a charter facilities loan fund to expand existing schools and fund new campuses to open.

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Expand high dosage tutoring to students in sixth through eighth grade and will secure $45M in the state’s budget for students in K-8 participating in the program.

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Protect the state’s accountability system.

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Create, staff and execute a regional coaching program for school counselors to ensure students are employed in high-wage, high-demand jobs upon graduation.

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New Jersey - JerseyCAN

After passing a comprehensive package of literacy reforms over the past three years, JerseyCAN will focus on implementation and that districts are following both the letter and spirit of the law.

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Revise the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in mathematics to establish math pathways that include data science, calculus and classes that prepare students for higher level coursework.

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Ensure that students who are below grade level in reading or math will be provided with access to a high-impact tutor.

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Increase funding and training opportunities for literacy coaches alongside other supplemental literacy reforms.

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New Mexico - NewMexicoKidsCAN

Building on the literacy policies passed last year, NewMexicoKidsCAN will establish requirements for parent notification, individual reading plans and additional supports for students behind in reading.

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Expand the number of students accessing high-impact tutoring by enacting legislation to ensure it is required for the students furthest behind in reading and math.

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Enact a K-3 math screener and mandated parent notification for students behind in math.

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Ensure parents have timely access to student data by passing legislation that mandates the release of assessment data by September 1 of each year.

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Protect and support the growth of high-quality charter schools by opposing restriction efforts and advocating for the protection of the state’s charter authorizer.

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North Carolina - CarolinaCAN

Expand access to ESA programs beyond the current population of students with special needs, by leveraging the federal scholarship tax credit.

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Expand access to high-dosage tutoring for students who are behind across public, charter and private schools.

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Reform teacher certification to allow local school leaders to provide conditional certification to high quality teachers.

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Because the private schools serving predominantly Black students are subjected to different accountability measures, CarolinaCAN will revisit the system to increase flexibility for all students.

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Tennessee - TennesseeCAN

With 42,000 applications for 20,000 seats, TennesseeCAN will expand the Education Freedom Scholarship program to meet parent demand.

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Increase funding for charter schools, given a significant facilities gap.

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Strengthen math pathways in Tennessee to be better aligned to the jobs of today and tomorrow, including embedding data science into Tennessee’s math standards and career pathways.

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Protect the public school accountability framework by defending the apples-to-apples measurement of student proficiency.

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Strengthen transparency on public education spending by establishing reporting on how state TISA dollars are being used by districts.

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TIEBREAKER QUESTION IF NECESSARY: In 2026, how much public funding will the state advocates of the 50CAN network direct toward education?

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