January 2005
ConnCAN launches
2005
Alex Johnston hires the founding team and leads the organization as its first executive director
January 2007
ConnCAN announces its first policy agenda “Great Schools for All”
2007-2010
ConnCAN leads a series of successful advocacy campaigns securing a dozen major policy victories
January 2011
Founding ConnCAN team member Marc Porter Magee launches 50CAN to bring the pioneering CAN model to new states
2012
Jennifer Alexander leads ConnCAN into a new era as its CEO
2013-2017
ConnCAN emerges as the leader of broad coalition for reform, securing major policy wins for kids
March 2018
ConnCAN joins the 50CAN network
September 2018
Subira Gordon becomes ConnCAN’s new leader—and charts a course to the future of education
