Libby Cohen's guest appearances

Libby Cohen

Anette On Education

Seth Godin

Carol Scott

Dyron Howell

Anthony Harris

Kevin Brown

Patrick Miller

Charles Johnson

David Anderson

Michelle Smith

Diane Ravitch

Kimberly Anderson

Greg Satell

Brad Johnson

John Fitzpatrick

Charlie Johnson

OwlTail

Dr. Libby Cohen, Director of Advocacy and Outreach at Raise Your Hand Texas, discusses the advocacy team and approach she is building to support public education across the state. Learn about Libby, the RADs, and advocacy. Click to find out about the upcoming For the Future events.Libby joined the Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation in August 2018 to lead the organization’s efforts to develop a grassroots advocacy network across the state. Previously, Libby worked as an organizer with the Industrial Areas Foundation in Baltimore, Maryland. There she worked with top neighborhood and institutional leaders to restore deep funding cuts to public schools; win a standards-setting community benefits agreement attached to the new Under Armour world headquarters; secure millions of dollars in improvements for West Baltimore neighborhoods; and clear interstate markets for illegal drugs, among other efforts.Libby holds a PhD in economic and social history from the University of Oxford, where she was a Rhodes scholar. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English and public policy at the University of North Carolina, where she was a Morehead-Cain scholar.Originally from Dallas, Libby is a sixth generation Texan and is delighted to have the opportunity to strengthen public institutions in her native state. She is a lifelong student of ballet and fan of baseball, and she loves exploring the Austin barbecue scene with her husband, Jake.

Dr. Libby Cohen, Director of Advocacy and Outreach at <a href="https://www.raiseyourhandtexas.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Raise Your Hand Texas</a>, discusses the advocacy team and approach she is building to support public education across the state. Learn about Libby, the RADs, and advocacy. Click to find out about the upcoming <a href="https://votetxed.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">For the Future</a> events.Libby joined the Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation in August 2018 to lead the organization’s efforts to develop a grassroots advocacy network across the state. Previously, Libby worked as an organizer with the Industrial Areas Foundation in Baltimore, Maryland. There she worked with top neighborhood and institutional leaders to restore deep funding cuts to public schools; win a standards-setting community benefits agreement attached to the new Under Armour world headquarters; secure millions of dollars in improvements for West Baltimore neighborhoods; and clear interstate markets for illegal drugs, among other efforts.Libby holds a PhD in economic and social history from the University of Oxford, where she was a Rhodes scholar. She earned a bachelor’s degree in English and public policy at the University of North Carolina, where she was a Morehead-Cain scholar.Originally from Dallas, Libby is a sixth generation Texan and is delighted to have the opportunity to strengthen public institutions in her native state. She is a lifelong student of ballet and fan of baseball, and she loves exploring the Austin barbecue scene with her husband, Jake.

For the Future--Advocating Across Texas--Dr. Libby Cohen