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Stand for Children Parents Help Elect School Board Candidates and Save Millions of Dollars for Urban Schools

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Stand for Children Parents Help Elect School Board Candidates and Save Millions of Dollars for Urban Schools

Stand for Children, a non-partisan non-profit education advocacy organization, is proud to announce that after months of hard work, two Stand endorsed candidates were successful in their race for Roosevelt School Board, and two of the override measures supported by Stand were approved by voters, totaling more than $10 million for the Alhambra and Murphy School Districts.

Stand Endorses 3 School Board Candidates

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Stand for Children Arizona is proud to announce the endorsement of 3 School Governing Board Candidates!

Stand Arizona Celebrates the Passage of Two Critical Education Bills

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Phoenix, AZ – Stand for Children Arizona, a local non-partisan, non-profit organization that advocates for accessible quality education for all children, is proud to announce the passage of two critical education bills during the 2012 Legislative Session. The Teacher and Principal Effectiveness Bill and Charter Quality Bill both received strong support before obtaining Governor Brewer’s signature.

News Release: Stand for Children Welcomes its New Executive Director, John Fisher

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Phoenix, AZ – After celebrating the passage of two monumental education bills this legislative session, the Stand AZ team is proud to welcome John Fisher as its new Executive Director. John comes to Stand AZ with many years of experience in the education field and has a demonstrated commitment to improving children’s’ lives through education.

Meet our new Executive Director, John Fisher!

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Last week we had lots to celebrate. First, Governor Brewer signed HB2823, our Teaching and Principal Effectiveness Act into law. This was great news, as we are confident this law is a step towards ensuring all of Arizona's students have access a quality education.

We then had the pleasure of welcoming our new Executive Director, John Fisher to our team!

Two Exciting Updates!

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We have two exciting things to share with you: 

1.    HB2823, our Teaching and Principal Effectiveness Bill is now  a law!  2.Today we celebrate the two year anniversary of organizing in Carl Hayden!

Last week, HB2823 was voted on in the Senate and passed overwhelmingly. The bill then went to Governor Brewer's desk, and she quickly signed it into law!

Stand Champions Bill that Incentivizes Highly Effective Teachers

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Today a bill was introduced at the Arizona Legislature which will incentivize teachers and principals who are deemed highly effective and require support for those who struggle the most with their instructional practices. This is Stand for Children’s follow up to 2010 legislation requiring student learning data to be used alongside other criteria when evaluating educators.

State of the State Speech Highlights Importance of Education Reform Championed by Stand for Children

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During today’s State of the State speech, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer mentioned the importance of several new education reforms as outlined in her Four Cornerstones of Reform plan,including educator accountability tied to student academic growth.

“We must find a way to fund the results we want and reward those educators who guide us into our next century,” said Arizona Governor Jan Brewer. “That's my commitment to children for the next century, quality teachers, a safe environment, a setting of parents' choosing, data driven decisions and the highest of standards.”

Janey Pearl Joins Stand for Children as its Arizona Communications Director

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Stand for Children Arizona, a nonprofit committed to improving education for all kids, is proud to welcome Janey Pearl to its team as their Arizona Communications Director.

Education advocates push for improved statewide database

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Even as initiatives to increase school accountability go into effect, Arizona lacks an effective database for tracking teacher performance and student achievement. And education officials say the state has a long way to go before it can even manage data in a meaningful way.

Jaime Molera, president of the State Board of Education, told lawmakers and education officials today that the state will “have to essentially rebuild” its current data system in order to get it to where it needs to be.

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