Stand for Children is committed to ensuring that every child in Tennessee has access to, and is prepared for, a college education. This is why we support experienced, dedicated, and focused leaders who are committed to innovation in education and aligned with our vision to make quality public education available to all children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this year\u2019s upcoming election, stand with these candidates in your district:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Christy Sigler (District 34) \u2013<\/strong> As a lawyer specializing in child welfare, she is committed to fight for high education standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Beth Cox (District 45)<\/strong> \u2013 With a proven track record of working for students as the Chairman of the Sumner County Board of Education, she is focus on finding and retaining the best teachers for our children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Will Lockhart (District 47)<\/strong> \u2013 As the husband of a kindergarten teacher, he has made high quality public education a top priority and understands the importance of working to close the achievement gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sam Whitson (District 65)<\/strong> \u2013 With 5 grandchildren in Tennessee public schools, his focus is on college and career readiness for all students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n How do we know that these candidates will be a stand-out voice for our children?<\/p>\n\n\n\n We endorsed them after reviewing their responses to a candidate survey, conducting phone interviews, and reaching consensus within Stand for Children Tennessee\u2019s Statewide Endorsement Committee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Help us spread the word that these candidates speak for us on education and stand with us to ensure that every child receives the education they deserve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stay tuned for more information about the 2016 election!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We support experienced, dedicated, and focused leaders who are committed to innovation in education and aligned with our vision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","color_schema":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-898","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-elections"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n