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In the Media The Education Exchange: What Will States Do With The New Federal Choice Program? Derrell Bradford Aug 04, 2025 Derrell Bradford, the president of 50CAN, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss how states might react... Read More
In the Media What 50CAN found when they talked to 20,000 parents 50CAN Mar 06, 2025 In October of 2024, 50CAN published The State of Educational Opportunity in America, a poll of... Read More
In the Media The South Surges Academically in Alternative View of National Exam 50CAN Mar 03, 2025 A full set of adjusted rankings (illustrated and disseminated on Twitter by education advocate... Read More
The New Reality Roundup Week 256 Marc Porter Magee Feb 10, 2025 It is week 256 of our new reality and in the week and a half since the release of the 2024 NAEP,... Read More
In the Media Private schools excelling as public schools fall, test shows 50CAN Feb 07, 2025 Marc Porter Magee, CEO and founder of 50CAN, a network of advocates focused on education,... Read More
In the Media Catholic schools ace NAEP 50CAN Jan 31, 2025 Catholic school students are “one to two years ahead” of students in traditional... Read More
In the Media Dismal NAEP scores, rubber rooms redux, & debunking ICE rumors: Best Education Journalism of the Week (01/31/25) 50CAN Jan 31, 2025 But readers looking for incisive analysis of the results had to turn to non-journalists like... Read More