FutureEd Senior Fellow Marc Porter Magee is the founder and CEO of 50CAN. Over the past eight years, Marc has led 50CAN to more than 100 policy victories through advocacy campaigns in more than a dozen states.He previously served as the COO of ConnCAN,research director for the Partnership for Public Service, and founding director of the Center for Civic Enterprise at the Progressive Policy Institute. Marc holds a B.A. from Georgetown University and a Ph.D. in Sociology from Duke University.
Work by Marc Porter Magee

The Science of Advocacy: A Little Opposition Is a Good Thing
Marc Porter Magee Apr 05, 2021An increasing focus on the science of learning is making a difference in classrooms across the…

What Works in Advocating for Change in Education
Marc Porter Magee Feb 12, 2021With schools severely disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, effective education advocacy on behalf of disadvantaged…

Goals, Strategies, Tactics, People and Money: A Decade’s Worth of Education Advocacy Insights
Marc Porter Magee Dec 09, 2020We launched AdvocacyLabs in 2019 to help education advocates address real-world…

Experiments in Advocacy: What Works and Why
Marc Porter Magee Jul 20, 2020AdvocacyLabs, a partnership between FutureEd and 50CAN, draws on insights from academia…

The AdvocacyLabs Interviews: How to Make Change Happen
Marc Porter Magee Jun 17, 2020We launched AdvocacyLabs last year with 50CAN to help strengthen advocacy…