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

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

Authored byMarc Porter Magee

An exclusive analysis of 274 state-level advocacy campaigns

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Electoral Advocacy: Social Change Through Political Strategy

Authored byMarc Porter Magee

An AdvocacyLabs report on how advocates can influence electoral politics

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

Authored byMarc Porter Magee

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

From the Field

The Hidden History of Teacher Advocacy in the Civil Rights Movement

The role of Black teachers in the civil rights movement

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Electoral Advocacy: Social Change Through Political Strategy

Authored byMarc Porter Magee

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Change Agents: What Social Simulations Can Teach Public Policy Advocates

Authored byMarc Porter Magee

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From the Field

Protests, Political Clout and the Power of Inclusion

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From the Field

Creating Movements People Want to Join

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

Authored byMarc Porter Magee

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

Authored byMarc Porter Magee

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Experiments in Advocacy: What Works and Why

Authored byMarc Porter Magee

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From the Field

Teacher Unions and the Influence of Special Interests in Local Elections

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From the Field

What Works in Advocating for Change in Education

Authored byMarc Porter Magee

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From the Field

Getting Emotional About Advocacy

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From the Field

Infighting and Innovation: Lessons from the Women’s Movement

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The AdvocacyLabs Interviews: How to Make Change Happen

Authored byMarc Porter Magee

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The Churn

The latest leadership changes in the education sector

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Events

Upcoming events at FutureEd and across the education policy world

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FutureEd in the News

Media mentions and our work on other platforms

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