AdvocacyLabs

An initiative of FutureEd and 50CAN that provides insight into how change happens in education policy, via reports, commentary, interviews and events grounded in academic research and data from the education sector

Goals, Strategies, Tactics, People and Money: A Decade’s Worth of Education Advocacy Insights

An exclusive analysis of 274 state-level advocacy campaigns

Electoral Advocacy: Social Change Through Political Strategy

An AdvocacyLabs report on how advocates can influence electoral politics

The Science of Advocacy: A Little Opposition Is a Good Thing

The goals, recruitment strategies and effective lobbying tactics needed for successful advocacy

The Hidden History of Teacher Advocacy in the Civil Rights Movement

The role of Black teachers in the civil rights movement

AdvocacyLabs

All Work

Electoral Advocacy: Social Change Through Political Strategy

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Change Agents: What Social Simulations Can Teach Public Policy Advocates

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Protests, Political Clout and the Power of Inclusion

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Creating Movements People Want to Join

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Goals, Strategies, Tactics, People and Money: A Decade’s Worth of Education Advocacy Insights

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The Science of Advocacy: A Little Opposition Is a Good Thing

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Experiments in Advocacy: What Works and Why

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Teacher Unions and the Influence of Special Interests in Local Elections

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What Works in Advocating for Change in Education

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Getting Emotional About Advocacy

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Infighting and Innovation: Lessons from the Women’s Movement

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The AdvocacyLabs Interviews: How to Make Change Happen

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The Churn

The latest leadership changes in the education sector

Events

Upcoming events at FutureEd and across the education policy world

FutureEd in the News

Media mentions and our work on other platforms