TY - BOOK AU - Garcia,David R. TI - Teach truth to power: how to engage in education policy SN - 9780262543224 AV - LC89.G37 PY - 2021///] CY - Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England PB - The MIT Press KW - Education KW - Political aspects KW - United States KW - Research KW - Knowledge management KW - Access to knowledge movement N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Setting the context -- Part 1. The Shift. Who sets policy? -- Politicians and knowledge -- The problems with research -- Research use in policymaking is an interactive process -- Asked, brought, inside, outside -- Part 2. Learning the Craft. Build relationships with politicians before they are politicians -- The influence of unlikely allies -- Using the research to predict policy outcomes -- From practical problems to direct asks -- Translating research for a policy context: The research one-pager -- Answers, advocacy, activism, and frameworks -- Teach to champion -- A renewed role for academics in education policy N2 - "Garcia lays out tactics for researchers to fully engage in education policy by directly engaging with politicians -- at levels from local to national -- both before and after they are elected"-- ER -