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Since 2011, Stand for Children Indiana has been advocating for effective education policies at the state and local level, helping to elect education champions and giving parents and teachers the tools and skills to ensure their children and\/or students graduate ready to succeed in life.  Oftentimes, this focus on ensuring equitable opportunities in our classrooms means we\u2019re supporting parents, teachers and students use their voices and power to address the injustices in our education system that are directly impacting opportunities afforded to Black and Brown students.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The work of our volunteer advocates has led to major investments and improvements in how our schools are teaching early literacy, significant boosts in teacher pay, and policies that prioritize closing the opportunity gaps in our public schools.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OUR MISSION: <\/strong> 
Stand for Children is a unique catalyst for educational success and social progress, to create a brighter future for us all.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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In order to achieve our mission, we make an impact by:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Partnering with parents to support their children\u2019s education journey and to become strong advocates  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Advocating, mainly at the state and local level, for proven policies and funding primarily focused on helping students reach make-or-break milestones and creating a better youth justice system  <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Ensuring the changes we fight for reach classrooms and directly support students <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Electing* candidates committed to fighting for an equitable public education system that gives all students a chance to succeed <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    *Electoral activities are conducted exclusively by Stand for Children or one or more of its affiliated political committees. Stand for Children Leadership Center does not endorse or otherwise support the election or defeat of any candidate for elective public office. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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