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Let’s Get Ready to Vote!

Jul 15, 2020 0 2 min read
Let’s Get Ready to Vote!
Now more than ever, we must pay attention! Now more than ever, we must get involved! Now more than ever, we must vote! In the August 6 election, each of us will have an opportunity to shape the educational future for students in Memphis and Shelby County. Your participation in the Shelby County General Election […]

Announcing Our Candidate Endorsements

Jul 7, 2020 0 2 min read
Announcing Our Candidate Endorsements
Stand for Children Tennessee is pleased to announce our candidate endorsements for the upcoming Shelby County Schools Board election.These candidates were selected using a rigorous endorsement process that involved extensive surveys and candidate interviews led by our endorsement committee made up of parents, educators, and community members. We believe that these candidates will be true […]

This Week With Stand

Jul 6, 2020 0 1 min read
This Week With Stand
Here is a friendly reminder to join us today for our virtual joint Momentum Memphis Education Task Force Meeting at 6:00 via Zoom! Hear updates about our advocacy work as a coalition and learn how you can get involved in our efforts to make equity in education a reality for all students!  Even if you can’t make […]

2020-21 SCS Digital Inclusion Request

Jun 30, 2020 0 4 min read
2020-21 SCS Digital Inclusion Request
Dear SCS Board Members, Superintendent Ray, and Digital Advisory Committee Members, Thank you for working to address the development of digital resources for all students as SCS determines the future of education as it is affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We are a group of community members from MICAH, Stand for Children, and 90-ONE who […]

Black Freedom Matters

Jun 19, 2020 0 5 min read
Black Freedom Matters
“We don’t want to see Targets burning, we want to see the system that sets up for systemic racism burned to the ground.”  Killer Mike pushed through tears to offer those words of resolve to his city as it reels from the response to police violence against black and brown bodies, most recently the modern […]

Requests for 2021 Shelby County Budget

Jun 3, 2020 0 7 min read
Requests for 2021 Shelby County Budget
Dear Shelby County Commissioners, We are a group of community members from MICAH and Stand for Children who care deeply about education equity in our community. As many of you will remember from the 2019-20 budget development, members of our coalition attended all the meetings associated with the budget including community sessions, Shelby County Schools […]