Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

December 10, 2025 at 12:29 PM

15 Years of 50CAN: An Oral History 📣

15 Years of 50CAN: An Oral History 📣 29 voices, from across ed reform, share their inside stories View this email in your browser Dear John, As we close out 2025, we’re marking a special milestone for our network: 15 years of 50C…

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  Derrell Bradford · [email protected]

December 2, 2025 at 12:29 PM

This Giving Tuesday, Stand with Families Fighting for a Better Education

This Giving Tuesday, Stand with Families Fighting for a Better Education Your support helps us grow educational opportunities in communities around the country. View this email in your browser Dear John,   Today is Giving Tuesday…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

December 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM

The New Reality Roundup | 2026 is the Year of Math + Higher Ed's Varying ROI | Week 298

The New Reality Roundup | 2026 is the Year of Math + Higher Ed's Varying ROI | Week 298 View this email in your browser Dear John, It is week 298 and as high school seniors start to hear back from colleges about their applications, we a…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

November 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM

The New Reality Roundup | Stand Up for Testing + Talking Tutoring | Week 296

The New Reality Roundup | Stand Up for Testing + Talking Tutoring | Week 296 View this email in your browser Dear John,   It is week 296 and we are thinking about the backlash to the backlash on standardized testing.  It wasn’t that lon…

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  Derrell Bradford · [email protected]

November 13, 2025 at 12:29 PM

Meet the 50CAN Math and Data Science Fellows

Meet the 50CAN Math and Data Science Fellows View this email in your browser Dear John, Earlier this year, we released Mathways: Every Kid is a Math Kid, a practical framework for addressing America's math crisis while creating…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

November 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM

The New Reality Roundup | Education Polling on Election Eve + Afterschool Access | Week 294

The New Reality Roundup | Education Polling on Election Eve + Afterschool Access | Week 294 View this email in your browser Dear John,   It is week 294 of our new reality and we are thinking about the power of persistence.  Last week, l…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

October 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM

The New Reality Roundup | New Mexico is Rising + Emily Oster | Week 292

The New Reality Roundup | New Mexico is Rising + Emily Oster | Week 292 View this email in your browser Dear John,   It is week 292 and we are thinking about the long shadow cast by the surge in student absenteeism and the challenges it …

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  Derrell Bradford · [email protected]

October 14, 2025 at 10:29 AM

The Future of Tutoring - Liz Cohen’s new book

The Future of Tutoring - Liz Cohen’s new book View this email in your browser Dear John, In the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, something remarkable happened: within a year over 10,000 school districts launched new, publicly-fun…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

October 6, 2025 at 11:29 AM

The New Reality Roundup | A Changing School Choice Landscape + Southern Surge, New England Slide | Week 290

The New Reality Roundup | A Changing School Choice Landscape + Southern Surge, New England Slide | Week 290 View this email in your browser Dear John, It is week 290 of our new reality and we’re reflecting, following our 2025 CAN Summit …

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  Derrell Bradford · [email protected]

September 23, 2025 at 11:29 AM

Applications are now open for the 2026 cohort of 50CAN's National Voices Fellowship

Applications are now open for the 2026 cohort of 50CAN's National Voices Fellowship View this email in your browser Learn More, Apply Today! Applications Close October 22, 2025 at 11…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

September 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM

Special Edition: The New Reality Roundup | NAEP: Lowest Reading Scores Ever | Week 286

Special Edition: The New Reality Roundup | NAEP: Lowest Reading Scores Ever | Week 286 View this email in your browser Dear John,   The latest Nation’s Report Card is out. America is getting another educational wake up call and the big q…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

September 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM

The New Reality Roundup | 20 Years After the Storm + No One is Reading | Week 286

The New Reality Roundup | 20 Years After the Storm + No One is Reading | Week 286 View this email in your browser Dear John, It is week 286 of our new reality and we are thinking about the power of leadership, bold ideas and second acts…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

August 25, 2025 at 11:31 AM

The New Reality Roundup | Smarter Spending + New Entrepreneurs | Week 284

The New Reality Roundup | Smarter Spending + New Entrepreneurs | Week 284 View this email in your browser Dear John,   It is week 284 in our new reality and we are thinking about money as a silver bullet. It has become popular in many p…

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  Derrell Bradford · [email protected]

August 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM

Mathways: A new framework for America's math challenge

Mathways: A new framework for America's math challenge View this email in your browser Dear John, While the Science of Reading is more than just phonics, to this day I remember sounding out words as a very small child on the way t…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

August 11, 2025 at 11:29 AM

The New Reality Roundup | The Carolina Federal Tax Credit Fight + Expanded Summer | Week 282

The New Reality Roundup | The Carolina Federal Tax Credit Fight + Expanded Summer | Week 282 View this email in your browser Dear John, It is week 282 in our new reality and we are thinking about public school enrollment, fertility rate…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

July 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM

The New Reality Roundup | Carrots and Sticks + Evolving Summer | Week 280

The New Reality Roundup | Carrots and Sticks + Evolving Summer | Week 280 View this email in your browser Dear John, It is week 280 in our new reality and we are thinking about college for all.  “In the early 20th century, regardless o…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

July 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM

The New Reality Roundup | The College Enrollment Cliff + New Polling | Week 278

The New Reality Roundup | The College Enrollment Cliff + New Polling | Week 278 View this email in your browser Dear John,   It is week 278 in our new reality and we are thinking about politics and public schools.  “Do American public s…

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  Jonathan Nikkila · [email protected]

June 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM

Applications are OPEN for 50CAN's Education Policymakers Fellowship

Applications are OPEN for 50CAN's Education Policymakers Fellowship View this email in your browser Dear John, At 50CAN, we believe that building the future of the education requires elected leaders who serve the public by cente…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

June 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM

The New Reality Roundup | End of Session Progress in LA and CT + Ben Austin Warns Democrats | Week 274

The New Reality Roundup | End of Session Progress in LA and CT + Ben Austin Warns Democrats | Week 274 View this email in your browser Dear John,   It's week 274 and we are thinking about how hard decisions get pushed down the road in th…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

June 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM

The New Reality Roundup | A Tweet to the Oval Office + Eye-Popping Polling + Open Enrollment Data | Week 272

The New Reality Roundup | A Tweet to the Oval Office + Eye-Popping Polling + Open Enrollment Data | Week 272 View this email in your browser Dear John, It’s week 272 of our new reality and we are thinking about what goes viral and how t…

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  Marc Porter Magee · [email protected]

May 19, 2025 at 11:30 AM

The New Reality Roundup | Implementation of Reading Reforms + Delaware's New School Board | Week 270

The New Reality Roundup | Implementation of Reading Reforms + Delaware's New School Board | Week 270 View this email in your browser Dear John,   It is week 270 of our new reality and we are thinking about how we talk about the state of …

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