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Jonah Edelman's Notes on a new book, Born to Rise

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Posted by Jonah Edelman on May 16, 2012

Since I’ve worked in education reform for so many years, I’ve read a lot of books on the subject. In Born to Rise: A Story of Children and Teachers Reaching their Highest Potential, Deborah Kenny walks us through the challenges she and her colleagues faced as they fought to start high-quality public charter schools in Harlem.

Stand for Children's New Arizona Executive Director, John Fisher

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Posted by Anonymous on May 8, 2012

We are delighted to welcome John Fisher, who comes to Stand from Teach For America, where he served most recently as Arizona's Interim Executive Director. His passion for education comes from a strong family belief in improving the lives of others through service and empowerment.

Stand for Children University for Parents (StandUP): Helping Kids Succeed in School

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Posted by Anonymous on April 30, 2012

Last week, Memphis parents at Douglass Elementary who have been working with Stand for Children to improve public schools gathered for their fifth Stand UP (Stand University for Parents) class, to talk about Understanding School and Student Data.

Photo: Douglass Elementary Principal Lionel Cable talks with parent Robin Campbell about how to help her child succeed.

Stand for Children CEO Jonah Edelman in Texas

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Posted by Anonymous on April 11, 2012

Our Texas team gave a warm welcome to Stand for Children CEO Jonah Edelman!

On March 21st, Jonah spoke about closing the achievement gap to a large crowd of students, professors and administrators at the UT-Austin School of Social Work. Jonah told an inspiring story that brought home why this work is so important:

Arizona Stands UP with Stand for Children University for Parents

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Posted by Anonymous on March 29, 2012

On Tuesday and Wednesday nights, Arizona became the second Stand state (after Memphis) to kick off Stand UP: Stand University for Parents. 43 parents at Pioneer Elementary and 35 parents at Neighborhood Ministries committed to ten weeks of classes to talk about how to get involved in their children’s academics.

After the meeting, one mom said,

Stand for Children launches StandUP – Stand University for Parents!

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Posted by Anonymous on March 23, 2012

Congrats to the Memphis parents and community members who’ve joined StandUP – Stand University for Parents.  Stand UP is a new, ten-week curriculum for elementary school families that is focused on working with them to understand and get involved in their children’s academics. It’s already so inspiring!

The Oregon Legislature approves achievement compacts, adjourns 2012 session

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Posted by Anonymous on March 15, 2012

The Oregon Legislature approved Senate Bill 1581 just before adjourning the 2012 legislative session last week.

Teachers' Superpowers: Measuring and Spreading Effectiveness

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Posted by Anonymous on March 9, 2012

Take a listen to Harvard's latest EdCast, "The Great Teacher Checklist." (audio player below)

The podcast features Harvard Graduate School of Education and Gates Foundation deputy director of education Thomas Kane. His description of the complexities of measuring and evaluating teachers adds welcome depth to the conversation. The Measures of Effective Teaching Project is working with 3000 teacher volunteers across 6 school districts to develop practical insights and tools that can help teachers and improve our schools.

WBEZ Chicago and Stand For Children

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Posted by Anonymous on March 5, 2012

Recently, WBEZ's education reporter, Linda Lutton, was on Steve Edwards show 'Afternoon Shift' talking about Stand for Children and our impact on improving education for kids in Chicago.

Stand for Children Illinois communications director Mary McClelland says,“It’s a really well balanced piece that talks about our parent leaders, our strategies to reach the silent majority in Chicago who want change, our sophistication in our agenda for change, our campaign to increase quality school options in every neighborhood, our position on a longer,better day and more. 

Better educator evaluations coming to a town near you!

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Posted by Anonymous on February 27, 2012

Nicholas Kristof’s recent column on New Haven, Connecticut schools highlights how the district and union are working together to improve educator effectiveness (and thus outcomes for kids) through teacher evaluations. 

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