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The New Reality Roundup Newsletter
The New Reality Roundup Newsletter
It is week 258 in our new reality and we are thinking about what it means to be an ed reformer right now. The term “education reform movement” became a popular catch-all for the group of people dissatisfied with the U.S. education system who believed that it was possible to build something much better.
Believe in Better
Believe in Better
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Donate Today!
The State of Educational Opportunity in America, 2nd Edition - 50CAN National
The State of Educational Opportunity in America, 2nd Edition - 50CAN National
The Future of Tutoring by Liz Cohen
The Future of Tutoring by Liz Cohen
The inspiring story of the high-impact tutoring movement and its revitalization of the post-pandemic classroom Public education isn’t a sector known for...
Fellowships
Meet the Inaugural Math and Data Science Fellows
Meet the Inaugural Math and Data Science Fellows
Meet the 2026 Cohort of National Voices Fellows
Meet the 2026 Cohort of National Voices Fellows
Articles and Op-Eds
School Choice, Tutoring and the Path to Better Schools
School Choice, Tutoring and the Path to Better Schools
Given the drumbeat of headlines about everything that seems to be going wrong in America, perhaps it’s an inconvenient time to point out how many things are starting to head in the right direction when it comes to American education. Yet that is exactly what we found in the second edition of The State of Educational Opportunity in America Survey.
Reports
Built to Last - An Oral History of 50CAN’s First 15 Years - 50CAN National
Built to Last - An Oral History of 50CAN’s First 15 Years - 50CAN National
50CAN has always been the ultimate group project, built one state at a time through an unlikely collaboration of state leaders, national staff, parents, philanthropists, board members and strategic partners. When we set out to tell the story of our first 15 years, the only way to do it justice was to tell it through the voices of the people who made it possible.
Mathways: Every Kid is a Math Kid
Mathways: Every Kid is a Math Kid
America is facing a math crisis: only 28% of 8th graders are proficient in math, leaving too many students unprepared for college and career in a data-driven world. In Mathways, 50CAN Vice President of Policy Liz Cohen lays out a bold but practical framework for how states can Believe in Better math outcomes. Drawing lessons from Utah, Maryland and Alabama, Mathways provides policy proposals for how states can ensure every student has the opportunity to succeed in math, opening doors to the fastest-growing jobs of the future.
2024 CANnual Report
2024 CANnual Report
Ready For Change: An Education Survey of Virginia Voters
Ready For Change: An Education Survey of Virginia Voters
Moving the Needle
Moving the Needle
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