Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

November 18, 2024 at 12:30 PM

The New Reality Roundup | The Local Elections Roundup + Expanding Information for Parents | Week 242

The New Reality Roundup | The Local Elections Roundup + Expanding Information for Parents | Week 242 View this email in your browser Dear John, It is week 242 in our new reality and we are thinking about the work ahead.  “A year after …

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  Marc Porter Magee and Derrell Bradford · [email protected]

November 14, 2024 at 4:42 PM

LAST CHANCE to get your free, printed copy of The State of Educational Opportunity in America

LAST CHANCE to get your free, printed copy of The State of Educational Opportunity in America View this email in your browser Dear John, This Friday, we're going to be closing orders for printed copies of our new survey report, “…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

November 4, 2024 at 12:29 PM

The New Reality Roundup | Some Good News | Week 240

The New Reality Roundup | Some Good News | Week 240 View this email in your browser Dear John, It is week 240 in our new reality and if you are like many of us at 50CAN you have been immersed in the upcoming elections. If you haven’t al…

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  Marc Porter Magee and Derrell Bradford · [email protected]

October 30, 2024 at 6:12 PM

Get your free, printed copy of The State of Educational Opportunity

Get your free, printed copy of The State of Educational Opportunity View this email in your browser Dear John, By popular request, we're making our new survey report, “The State of Educational Opportunity in America,” available i…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

October 21, 2024 at 11:30 AM

The New Reality Roundup | A Learning Loss Reminder + New Mexico's Survey Results | Week 238

The New Reality Roundup | A Learning Loss Reminder + New Mexico's Survey Results | Week 238 View this email in your browser Dear John, It is week 238 in our new reality and we are thinking about implementation.  Back in 2020, the OECD …

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

October 7, 2024 at 11:30 AM

The New Reality Roundup | The Educational Opportunity Survey | Week 236

The New Reality Roundup | The Educational Opportunity Survey | Week 236 View this email in your browser Dear John,   It's week 236 of our new reality and we are thinking about what parents are telling us about educational opportunities i…

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  Marc Porter Magee and Derrell Bradford · [email protected]

October 2, 2024 at 1:00 PM

The State of Educational Opportunity in America: A Survey of 20,000 Parents

The State of Educational Opportunity in America: A Survey of 20,000 Parents View this email in your browser Dear John, In the U.S., most education decisions are made at the state and local levels, but national surveys don’t captu…

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  Derrell Bradford, 50CAN · [email protected]

September 24, 2024 at 11:29 AM

Applications are now open for the 2025 cohort of 50CAN's National Voices Fellowship

Applications are now open for the 2025 cohort of 50CAN's National Voices Fellowship Having trouble with this email? View it in your browser Dear John, The education system of the future continues to emerge apace across the country…

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  Derrell Bradford · [email protected]

September 11, 2024 at 8:16 PM

55,000 More Kids Receive an ESA

55,000 More Kids Receive an ESA View this email in your browser Dear John, 55,000 is a lot of kids on a waitlist for opportunity. That’s 55,000 kitchen tables where families are sitting every evening, wondering how they can send t…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

September 11, 2024 at 12:56 PM

AdvocacyLabs is out on Amazon!

AdvocacyLabs is out on Amazon! View this email in your browser Dear John, Last month we had the opportunity to share advance copies of our new book, “The AdvocacyLabs Guide to the Science of Advocacy” and are thrilled by the res…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

September 9, 2024 at 11:30 AM

The New Reality Roundup | The Middle School Algebra Debacle + Open to All? | Week 232

The New Reality Roundup | The Middle School Algebra Debacle + Open to All? | Week 232 View this email in your browser Dear John, It is week 232 in our new reality and we are thinking about how rare it is that states provide parents with…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

August 26, 2024 at 11:30 AM

The New Reality Roundup | Strong Homeschooling Growth + Chronic Absenteeism | Week 230

The New Reality Roundup | Strong Homeschooling Growth + Chronic Absenteeism | Week 230 View this email in your browser Dear John, It's week 230 in our new reality and we are thinking about all the kinds of learning that happen outside o…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

August 19, 2024 at 4:46 PM

Last Chance for Your Free AdvocacyLabs Book!

Last Chance for Your Free AdvocacyLabs Book! View this email in your browser Dear John, We're honored by the excitement over our new book, "The AdvocacyLabs Guide to the Science of Advocacy," with copies making their way around …

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  Derrell Bradford · [email protected]

August 13, 2024 at 9:13 PM

A win in New Jersey

A win in New Jersey View this email in your browser Dear John, Today, JerseyCAN Executive Director Paula White stood alongside Governor Phil Murphy and Sen. Teresa Ruiz as the Governor signed a pair of bills aimed at improving the…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

August 12, 2024 at 11:30 AM

The New Reality Roundup | FAFSA Chaos Continues + A Jersey Literacy Win | Week 228

The New Reality Roundup | FAFSA Chaos Continues + A Jersey Literacy Win | Week 228 View this email in your browser Dear John, It is week 228 in our new reality and we are thinking about what makes an education system more “public.” Tha…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

July 29, 2024 at 11:29 AM

The New Reality Roundup | Tutoring Outpaces Other Interventions + The Science of Advocacy | Week 226

The New Reality Roundup | Tutoring Outpaces Other Interventions + The Science of Advocacy | Week 226 View this email in your browser Dear John, It is week 226 in our new reality and we are thinking about the state of learning loss in ou…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

July 23, 2024 at 2:29 PM

Our new book

Our new book View this email in your browser Dear John, We wanted you to be the first to know that we’re releasing a new book through AdvocacyLabs, the joint project between 50CAN and FutureEd. The AdvocacyLabs Guide to the Sci…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

July 15, 2024 at 11:29 AM

The New Reality Roundup | Open Enrollment Gaining Steam + Mastery-Based Assessments | Week 224

The New Reality Roundup | Open Enrollment Gaining Steam + Mastery-Based Assessments | Week 224 View this email in your browser Dear John, It is week 224 and we are thinking about which students have access to extra help w…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

July 1, 2024 at 11:29 AM

The New Reality Roundup | New Research on Recovery + Expanding Tutoring | Week 222

The New Reality Roundup | New Research on Recovery + Expanding Tutoring | Week 222 View this email in your browser Dear John, It is week 222 in our new reality and we have some good news and some bad news.   We will start…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

June 17, 2024 at 11:29 AM

The New Reality Roundup | Summer Boost's Learning Loss Repair + More Derrell. More AdvocacyLabs. | Week 220

The New Reality Roundup | Summer Boost's Learning Loss Repair + More Derrell. More AdvocacyLabs. | Week 220 View this email in your browser Dear John, It is week 220 in our new reality and we are thinking about what the f…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

June 3, 2024 at 11:29 AM

The New Reality Roundup | Louisiana Ushers in the Future + How Tutoring Spread | Week 218

The New Reality Roundup | Louisiana Ushers in the Future + How Tutoring Spread | Week 218 View this email in your browser Dear John, It is week 218 of our new reality, and in states across the country, the future of educa…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

May 30, 2024 at 8:51 PM

The Louisiana ESA is now a reality

The Louisiana ESA is now a reality View this email in your browser Dear John, Today marks a monumental achievement for Louisiana as SB 313, a bill establishing the LA GATOR Scholarship Program, has successfully passed both the Hou…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

May 20, 2024 at 11:30 AM

The New Reality Roundup | Teachers Know Kids are Behind + Colorado's New Funding Formula | Week 216

The New Reality Roundup | Teachers Know Kids are Behind + Colorado's New Funding Formula | Week 216 View this email in your browser Dear John, It’s week 216 of our new reality and we are thinking about what we say to stud…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

May 6, 2024 at 11:29 AM

The New Reality Roundup | Teach For America's Elisa Villanueva Beard | Week 214

The New Reality Roundup | Teach For America's Elisa Villanueva Beard | Week 214 View this email in your browser Dear John, It’s week 214 of our new reality and we are thinking about what enrollment declines mean for the f…

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  Derrell Bradford · [email protected]

May 2, 2024 at 12:59 PM

The next leader of TennesseeCAN

The next leader of TennesseeCAN View this email in your browser Dear John, One of the most important things we do at 50CAN is support outstanding local advocates who are committed to creating the future of American education. Our …

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

April 22, 2024 at 11:29 AM

The New Reality Roundup | Exciting New Pathways to a Career + National Voices | Week 212

The New Reality Roundup | Exciting New Pathways to a Career + National Voices | Week 212 View this email in your browser Dear John, It is week 212 of our new reality and this week we are thinking about books.  “The Natio…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

April 8, 2024 at 11:29 AM

The New Reality Roundup | The Library Gambit + Sold a Story Returns | Week 210

The New Reality Roundup | The Library Gambit + Sold a Story Returns | Week 210 View this email in your browser Dear John, It is week 210 of our new reality and we are thinking about what America’s teachers are telling us …

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

March 25, 2024 at 11:29 AM

The New Reality Roundup | Four Years Later | Week 208

The New Reality Roundup | Four Years Later | Week 208 View this email in your browser Dear John, It is week 208 of our new reality and we are thinking about the fourth anniversary of the Covid-era school shutdowns. Is th…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

March 20, 2024 at 9:02 PM

Re: The Georgia ESA Bill Nears the Finish Line

Re: The Georgia ESA Bill Nears the Finish Line Quick update on last week's email: Moments ago, the Georgia State Senate passed the House's version of SB 233 on a vote of 33-21.  The bill now heads to the desk of Governor Kemp, who strongly supports the legislation. Congr…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

March 14, 2024 at 5:49 PM

The Georgia ESA Bill Nears the Finish Line

The Georgia ESA Bill Nears the Finish Line View this email in your browser Dear John,   ​​Moments ago, the Georgia House of Representatives passed a bill that establishes the first ESA in the Peach State, the Georgia Promise Schol…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

March 11, 2024 at 11:29 AM

The New Reality Roundup | Super Tuesday Aftermath + Hawaii and Careers | Week 206

The New Reality Roundup | Super Tuesday Aftermath + Hawaii and Careers | Week 206 View this email in your browser Dear John, It is week 206 of our new reality and we are thinking about what the voters are telling us they …

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

February 26, 2024 at 12:30 PM

The New Reality Roundup | The SAT is Back + The Los Angeles Warning Sign + Steve Hernandez | Week 204

The New Reality Roundup | The SAT is Back + The Los Angeles Warning Sign + Steve Hernandez | Week 204 View this email in your browser Dear John, It is week 204 in our new reality and we are thinking about what the K-12 world can learn f…

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  Marc, Lisa, Michael & Derrell · [email protected]

February 21, 2024 at 12:29 PM

Inventing the Future: The 2023 CANnual Report

Inventing the Future: The 2023 CANnual Report Having trouble with this email? View it in your browser Dear John,   The best way to predict the future is to invent it. The United States have played, and continue to play, an outsize…

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  Derrell Bradford · [email protected]

February 13, 2024 at 3:30 PM

Meet the 2024 Cohort of the National Voices Fellowship

Meet the 2024 Cohort of the National Voices Fellowship View this email in your browser Dear John, Today we're announcing Cohort VI of 50CAN's National Voices Fellowship for 2024. Cohort VI joins the debate as the national educat…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

February 12, 2024 at 12:29 PM

The New Reality Roundup | Kelli and Paula on Tutoring + A New AdvocacyLabs Video | Week 202

The New Reality Roundup | Kelli and Paula on Tutoring + A New AdvocacyLabs Video | Week 202 View this email in your browser Dear John, It is week 202 in our new reality and we are wondering if the idea that the teaching profession is in…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

January 29, 2024 at 12:29 PM

The New Reality Roundup | Make Tutoring Permanent + A Changing NSCW | Week 200

The New Reality Roundup | Make Tutoring Permanent + A Changing NSCW | Week 200 View this email in your browser Dear John, It is week 200 of our new reality.  When we first launched this newsletter back in March 2020 in response to the…

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  Michael, Lisa, Marc & Derrell · [email protected]

January 24, 2024 at 12:29 PM

The Next Chapter at 50CAN

The Next Chapter at 50CAN Having trouble with this email? View it in your browser Dear John, So much has changed about education in America since we first launched 50CAN 13 years ago. What has remained constant are two things: ou…

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  Derrell Bradford · [email protected]

January 23, 2024 at 1:56 PM

The next leader of ConnCAN

The next leader of ConnCAN Having trouble with this email? View it in your browser Dear John, The core work at 50CAN has always been to support exceptional local advocates as they strive to make the future of American education a…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

January 16, 2024 at 12:29 PM

The New Reality Roundup | 50 Goals for 2024 + How to Change the World | Week 198

The New Reality Roundup | 50 Goals for 2024 + How to Change the World | Week 198 View this email in your browser Dear John, It’s week 198 of our new reality and we are thinking about the huge challenge on the …

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

December 18, 2023 at 12:29 PM

Special Edition: The New Reality Roundup | 2023 in Review | Week 194

Special Edition: The New Reality Roundup | 2023 in Review | Week 194 View this email in your browser Dear John, It’s week 194 of our new reality and we are taking a moment in this last Roundup of the year to both look back o…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

December 4, 2023 at 12:30 PM

The New Reality Roundup | The Cell Phone & TikTok Quandary + Charters Still Work | Week 192

The New Reality Roundup | The Cell Phone & TikTok Quandary + Charters Still Work | Week 192 View this email in your browser Dear John, It is week 192 of our new reality and we are thinking about how to build bridges betw…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

November 20, 2023 at 12:29 PM

The New Reality Roundup | The Lost Children, Part 2 + AI Tutors + Community Organizing | Week 190

The New Reality Roundup | The Lost Children, Part 2 + AI Tutors + Community Organizing | Week 190 View this email in your browser Dear John, It is week 190 in our new reality and we are thinking about how much students lost…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

November 15, 2023 at 6:07 PM

📺 AdvocacyLabs: Community Organizing Webinar is LIVE on YouTube

📺 AdvocacyLabs: Community Organizing Webinar is LIVE on YouTube Having trouble with this email? View it in your browser Dear John, Thanks to all of you who attended yesterday's webinar and explored our new report, The Action is th…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

November 13, 2023 at 7:07 PM

🗓️Tomorrow: The AdvocacyLabs Community Organizing Webinar

🗓️Tomorrow: The AdvocacyLabs Community Organizing Webinar Having trouble with this email? View it in your browser Dear John, Tomorrow, November 14 at 2:30pm ET, AdvocacyLabs, an initiative of 50CAN and FutureEd, is hosting a webin…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

November 6, 2023 at 12:29 PM

The New Reality Roundup | The New Model for Tutoring + Homeschooling's Rapid Expansion | Week 188

The New Reality Roundup | The New Model for Tutoring + Homeschooling's Rapid Expansion | Week 188 View this email in your browser Dear John, It is week 188 in our new reality and we are thinking about how the way students f…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

November 1, 2023 at 11:29 AM

Join AdvocacyLabs on Nov 14 for a Community Organizing Webinar

Join AdvocacyLabs on Nov 14 for a Community Organizing Webinar Having trouble with this email? View it in your browser Dear John, AdvocacyLabs, an initiative of 50CAN and FutureEd, is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, November 14, 202…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

October 23, 2023 at 11:29 AM

The New Reality Roundup | A Tutoring Game Changer in VA + Ben the Builder | Week 186

The New Reality Roundup | A Tutoring Game Changer in VA + Ben the Builder | Week 186 View this email in your browser Dear John, It is week 186 in our new reality and we are thinking about the power of leadership in troubled…

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  Derrell Bradford, 50CAN · [email protected]

October 17, 2023 at 11:29 AM

Applications are now open for our National Voices & New York Voices Fellowships

Applications are now open for our National Voices & New York Voices Fellowships It has been five years since I first launched 50CAN’s National Voices Fellowship to facilitate a bipartisan conversation among the next generation of Having trouble with this email? View it …

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

October 16, 2023 at 11:29 AM

Surprising lessons on community organizing - the new AdvocacyLabs is here!

Surprising lessons on community organizing - the new AdvocacyLabs is here! Having trouble with this email? View it in your browser Dear John, After decades of expert-driven, top-down advocacy, a more grassroots approach to change …

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

October 10, 2023 at 11:29 AM

The New Reality Roundup | The Fiscal Cliff + Direct Funding in Denver | Week 184

The New Reality Roundup | The Fiscal Cliff + Direct Funding in Denver | Week 184 View this email in your browser Dear John, It is week 184 in our new reality and we are thinking about education technology, big bets and the …

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