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Issue: Put Education First

Courageous Elected Leaders Wanted: An Inside Look on How our Memphis Endorsement Committee Works

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Posted by Marquita Bradshaw on May 22, 2012

The Stand for Children Endorsement Committee has been gathering over the past several months to make a choice on who will get recommendations for the Stand for Children endorsement for the Shelby County School Board elections on August 2nd, 2012. This group of dedicated leaders has taken their responsibility seriously. Each committee member put in preparation long before decision time. The candidates were researched by committee members and this information was shared among the committee.  A candidate questionnaire was developed by

Teacher Evaluations Released in Memphis

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Posted by Mark Sturgis on May 18, 2012

Since 2009 Stand for Children has been the leading advocacy group in Memphis working to ensure all students have an effective teacher, every year.

To that end, we have been committed to advocating for policies to transform our district through the following four strategies:

Memphis Stand honored as Leadership Memphis’ 2012 Community Champion of the Year

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Posted by slarson@stand.org on May 2, 2012

Last night, Memphis Stand for Children Director Mark Sturgis accepted Leadership Memphis’ 2012 Community Champion of the Year Award.

It is truly an honor to be recognized by our community for our efforts and, as a grassroots organization, we know that the impact on the community was the result of committed Stand members.  Sturgis says, “The award was accepted on behalf of our staff and members. It is because of their hard work that we were able to make, and will continue to make, an impact on public education in Memphis.”

Beating down the Block: Women Advocating for Education

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Posted by Henry Jones on April 27, 2012

Beating down the Block: Women Advocating for Education  - THE MIRIAM CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER 

Organizers Marquita Bradshaw (on left) and Henry Jones (third from right) stand with Ms Mason (third from left) and her coworkers at The Miriam Child Development Center

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Engaged Citizens of Memphis Participate in TPC Town Hall

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Posted by Mark Sturgis on April 17, 2012

This week, Stand and other parent leadership groups from the county met with the Transition Planning Commission to give feedback around the TPC’s educational priorities for the merger.

TEI Community Ambassadors Working to Spread the Message About Effective Teaching

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Posted by slarson@stand.org on April 17, 2012

Ann Wallace presents on the TEI during weekly class through bridge career development.

Beating Down the Block: Get in Where You Fit In and Help Out

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Posted by Henry Jones on March 30, 2012

First I would like to apologize to my faithful readers.  I had problems with my computer last week and was unable to post.  Now that we got that out of the way, I'm back on the block giving and getting the information we need to ensure the community is educated and ready to elect the best candidates to the new school system.

Stand for Children's Mission:

Our mission is to ensure that all children, regardless of their background, graduate from high school prepared for, and with access to a college education. 

"Get In Where You Fit In"

Memphis Membership Celebrates Wins, Makes Plans for the Future

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Posted by slarson@stand.org on March 28, 2012

Our Memphis membership rallied together last Saturday night, March 24th, to celebrate our wins in public education. Over a hundred members came to see an inspiring presentation on the future of education and education advocacy from our Stand staff, Memphis Stand leadership committees, and Memphis Mayor AC Wharton.

Why We Stand in Memphis

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Posted by slarson@stand.org on March 26, 2012

We presented this video, showing our members talking about why they are involved with Stand for Children,at our All Member Meeting on Saturday:

All parents want their students to get to college, yet not all students go. Why?

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Posted by slarson@stand.org on March 16, 2012

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