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They brought fresh thinking to the reform movement, adopting
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There are many strategic reasons a state’s leading
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Colorado Colorado Succeeds Colorado Stand
Connecticut ConnCAN
Florida Foundation for Florida’s Future
Georgia GPEE
Indiana Indiana Stand
Louisiana Louisiana Stand
North Dakota
Oklahoma OBEC
Pennsylvania PennCAN
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington Partnership for Learning League of Education Voters Washington Stand
West Virginia
Independent C4 voter engagement
Democrats for Education Reform StudentsFirst
Single State Organizations
Non- partisan organizations committed to regular collaboration through the PIE Network
Organizations maintaining a permanent, full-time presence in a state to advance and defend reform 1
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Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
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California
Colorado
Connecticut
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Iowa
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Montana
Nebraska
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shaded states lack full-time advocacy group
L full-time contract lobbyist committed to the full policymaking cycle covering multiple issues
P provide policy, research, other assistance to advance one or more issues V (voice) gave testimony or other presentations to build support
C provided political backing for reform candidates
1. The organizations in Figure 3 are committed to multi-issue reform agendas, have in-state staff, and boards solely committed to education reform.
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