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Accountability for advocates
Everyone knows ed reformers love accountability. 50CAN is no different. Accountability is one of our...
10 Principles of beautiful advocacy
The aim of last week’s campaign boot camp was to prepare our executive directors for the critica...
A talent blueprint for advocacy organizations
We created the guidebook for building advocacy campaigns to reduce the barriers for more people to...
New York City’s war on Uber and charter schools: Same tactics, false pretense
I’m a fan of Uber. I stump for the service to just about anyone. And why not? The experience is ne...
Personalizing education advocacy to personalize learning
Advocacy itself is hard, but advocating for something as conceptual as personalized learning? That c...
Ad·vo·ca·cy
In a class we teach called Advocacy 101, we lay out our theory of campaigns—moving from goals to s...
Social justice, ed reform and how this whole left-right feud is missing the point
You can only watch a dragon eat its tail for so long before you feel compelled to intervene.As I...
The perfect mix?
If integration policy is a complicated concoction, it’s been boiling over lately. Perhaps it shoul...
Did my black life matter?
I woke up, dead. It was tough to make out that it was me, but it was. My body was twisted and mangle...
Aloha from HawaiiKidsCAN
As a proud fourth-generation product of Hawaii, I’m privileged to call this special place home. Ge...
A new dawn in New Mexico
After months of planning, convening and dreaming, I’m excited to announce the launch of NewMexicoK...
30 goals for 13 million children in 2018
Legislative sessions have opened in every state in the 50CAN network. Some will last all year, some ...
2018 scorecard: the wins we secured for kids
In 2018, we set out with 30 goals for 13 million children. Here’s how we did.
39 policy goals for 18 million kids in 2019
Since 2011, 50CAN has secured more than 100 policy wins for kids across the country. Our growing net...
An update on our progress in Tennessee, Connecticut and Hawaii
Throughout the spring, our 50CAN campaigns all around the country have been working tirelessly on be...
An update on our progress in New Mexico, Georgia and Virginia
Earlier this year, we released the 39 statewide policy goals that our local leaders are working towa...
Advancing educator diversity in the Nutmeg State
On March 13th, UCONN student Thomas Willmington testified in a committee room at the Connecticut Sta...
43 New Goals for 2020
Since 2011, 50CAN has secured more than 125 policy wins for kids across the country. As we approach ...
Week 2
Today is the second week of a new educational reality in America. Here is where things stand: 46 s...
Interview with Jessica Sie
Marc is joined by Jessica Sie, the director of literacy and history for Success Academy, a network o...
Week 7
We’ve now reached the seventh week of our new education reality. Nearly all states--43 of 50--have...
Interview with Subira Gordon
Marc is joined by ConnCAN Executive Director Subira Gordon for a look at what's happening on the gro...
Interview with Amanda Aragon
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, 50CAN will be working to connect with some of our country’s lead...
Interview with TEN’s Ariel Smith and Nicholas Martinez
Marc is joined by Transform Education Now's Ariel Smith and Nicholas Martinez to talk about the impo...
Interview with JerseyCAN’s Patricia Morgan
Derrell Bradford, 50CAN's executive vice president, is joined by Patricia Morgan, executive director...
Interview with Dr. Grant Rivera
Steven Quinn, outreach director for GeorgiaCAN is joined by Dr. Grant Rivera, the superintendent of ...
A conversation between Marc Porter Magee and Derrell Bradford
This week we pause from our interview series with some of the country's leading thinkers, educators ...
Interview with Daniel Walker
50CAN CEO Marc Porter Magee is joined by DelawareCAN's new Executive Director Daniel Walker, who sha...
A big win for families in NC
In a bipartisan vote, the North Carolina Legislature passed a sweeping Covid relief package, HB 1105...
Interview with David Miyashiro of HawaiiKidsCAN
HawaiiKidsCAN Executive Director David Miyashiro has been a leading voice calling for funding to go ...
Special Edition: Week 30
Back in January, we shared the 50CAN network’s 43 legislative goals for 2020. When school buildin...
Interview with Doug Lemov on “Teaching in the Online Classroom”
Uncommon Schools Managing Director Doug Lemov, the author of "Teaching As Leadership," returns to 50...
Week 40
It is week 40 of our new education reality and as 2020 comes to a close, we wanted to use this last ...
Week 46
It is week 46 of our new reality and as we approach the one-year mark since school buildings in many...
Our 2021 policy goals for recovery and rebuilding
This year presents educators and advocates with an enormous opportunity to rebuild our country’s e...
Interview with TennesseeCAN Executive Director Victor Evans
Tennessee recently held a special legislative session to address the Covid-19 education crisis, resu...
Week 48
It is week 48 of our new reality and after 11 months of disrupted education for the majority of Amer...
Special Needs Scholarship Expansion: A Key Victory for Georgia Kids
Georgia students with special needs and their families experienced a significant victory today. Legi...
Week 58
It is week 58 of our new reality and for many students around the country, we have entered the last ...
A big step forward for students in Connecticut
Today, the Connecticut General Assembly’s Appropriations Committee passed its proposed budget for ...
Week 60
It is week 60 of our new reality and as many students enter their last full month of school, the bas...
Week 62
It is week 62 of our new reality and for more than a year in this roundup we have focused on the eme...
Week 64
It is week 64 of our new reality and as we start the month of June most schools are finishing up one...
Interview with Kaya Henderson
Kaya Henderson, the former chancellor of DC schools has a new project: Reconstruction, an online tut...
National Team
Accountability for advocates
Everyone knows ed reformers love accountability. 50CAN is no different. Accountability is one of our...
10 Principles of beautiful advocacy
The aim of last week’s campaign boot camp was to prepare our executive directors for the critica...
A talent blueprint for advocacy organizations
We created the guidebook for building advocacy campaigns to reduce the barriers for more people to...
New York City’s war on Uber and charter schools: Same tactics, false pretense
I’m a fan of Uber. I stump for the service to just about anyone. And why not? The experience is ne...
Personalizing education advocacy to personalize learning
Advocacy itself is hard, but advocating for something as conceptual as personalized learning? That c...
Ad·vo·ca·cy
In a class we teach called Advocacy 101, we lay out our theory of campaigns—moving from goals to s...
Social justice, ed reform and how this whole left-right feud is missing the point
You can only watch a dragon eat its tail for so long before you feel compelled to intervene.As I...
The perfect mix?
If integration policy is a complicated concoction, it’s been boiling over lately. Perhaps it shoul...
Did my black life matter?
I woke up, dead. It was tough to make out that it was me, but it was. My body was twisted and mangle...
Aloha from HawaiiKidsCAN
As a proud fourth-generation product of Hawaii, I’m privileged to call this special place home. Ge...
A new dawn in New Mexico
After months of planning, convening and dreaming, I’m excited to announce the launch of NewMexicoK...
30 goals for 13 million children in 2018
Legislative sessions have opened in every state in the 50CAN network. Some will last all year, some ...
2018 scorecard: the wins we secured for kids
In 2018, we set out with 30 goals for 13 million children. Here’s how we did.
39 policy goals for 18 million kids in 2019
Since 2011, 50CAN has secured more than 100 policy wins for kids across the country. Our growing net...
An update on our progress in Tennessee, Connecticut and Hawaii
Throughout the spring, our 50CAN campaigns all around the country have been working tirelessly on be...
An update on our progress in New Mexico, Georgia and Virginia
Earlier this year, we released the 39 statewide policy goals that our local leaders are working towa...
Advancing educator diversity in the Nutmeg State
On March 13th, UCONN student Thomas Willmington testified in a committee room at the Connecticut Sta...
43 New Goals for 2020
Since 2011, 50CAN has secured more than 125 policy wins for kids across the country. As we approach ...
Week 2
Today is the second week of a new educational reality in America. Here is where things stand: 46 s...
Interview with Jessica Sie
Marc is joined by Jessica Sie, the director of literacy and history for Success Academy, a network o...
Week 7
We’ve now reached the seventh week of our new education reality. Nearly all states--43 of 50--have...
Interview with Subira Gordon
Marc is joined by ConnCAN Executive Director Subira Gordon for a look at what's happening on the gro...
Interview with Amanda Aragon
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, 50CAN will be working to connect with some of our country’s lead...
Interview with TEN’s Ariel Smith and Nicholas Martinez
Marc is joined by Transform Education Now's Ariel Smith and Nicholas Martinez to talk about the impo...
Interview with JerseyCAN’s Patricia Morgan
Derrell Bradford, 50CAN's executive vice president, is joined by Patricia Morgan, executive director...
Interview with Dr. Grant Rivera
Steven Quinn, outreach director for GeorgiaCAN is joined by Dr. Grant Rivera, the superintendent of ...
A conversation between Marc Porter Magee and Derrell Bradford
This week we pause from our interview series with some of the country's leading thinkers, educators ...
Interview with Daniel Walker
50CAN CEO Marc Porter Magee is joined by DelawareCAN's new Executive Director Daniel Walker, who sha...
A big win for families in NC
In a bipartisan vote, the North Carolina Legislature passed a sweeping Covid relief package, HB 1105...
Interview with David Miyashiro of HawaiiKidsCAN
HawaiiKidsCAN Executive Director David Miyashiro has been a leading voice calling for funding to go ...
Special Edition: Week 30
Back in January, we shared the 50CAN network’s 43 legislative goals for 2020. When school buildin...
Interview with Doug Lemov on “Teaching in the Online Classroom”
Uncommon Schools Managing Director Doug Lemov, the author of "Teaching As Leadership," returns to 50...
Week 40
It is week 40 of our new education reality and as 2020 comes to a close, we wanted to use this last ...
Week 46
It is week 46 of our new reality and as we approach the one-year mark since school buildings in many...
Our 2021 policy goals for recovery and rebuilding
This year presents educators and advocates with an enormous opportunity to rebuild our country’s e...
Interview with TennesseeCAN Executive Director Victor Evans
Tennessee recently held a special legislative session to address the Covid-19 education crisis, resu...
Week 48
It is week 48 of our new reality and after 11 months of disrupted education for the majority of Amer...
Special Needs Scholarship Expansion: A Key Victory for Georgia Kids
Georgia students with special needs and their families experienced a significant victory today. Legi...
Week 58
It is week 58 of our new reality and for many students around the country, we have entered the last ...
A big step forward for students in Connecticut
Today, the Connecticut General Assembly’s Appropriations Committee passed its proposed budget for ...
Week 60
It is week 60 of our new reality and as many students enter their last full month of school, the bas...
Week 62
It is week 62 of our new reality and for more than a year in this roundup we have focused on the eme...
Week 64
It is week 64 of our new reality and as we start the month of June most schools are finishing up one...
Interview with Kaya Henderson
Kaya Henderson, the former chancellor of DC schools has a new project: Reconstruction, an online tut...
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