| 词条 | Stand for Children |
| 释义 |
| name = Stand for Children | logo = C4 logo - white bkgd.jpg | logo_size = 300px | founded_date = 1996 | founder = Jonah Edelman | location = | origins = | key_people = Jonah Edelman, Co-Founder and CEO | area_served = Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Washington | focus = | method = | revenue = | endowment = | num_employees = | owner = | Non-profit_slogan = | homepage = www.stand.org }}{{Education in the U.S.}}Stand for Children is an American education advocacy group. Founded in 1996 following a Children's Defense Fund rally[1] the non-profit advocates for changes in public education. Stand for Children's mission "is to ensure that all children, regardless of their background, graduate from high school prepared for, and with access to, a college education."[2] Over the years, the organization has shifted its focus from children's issues to improving public education funding, and from funding to improving the public education system. The organization includes both a 501(c)(4) advocacy organization called Stand for Children,[3] as well as a 501(c)(3) training organization called Stand for Children Leadership Center.[4] HistoryOn June 1, 1996, over 300,000 people rallied in Washington, D.C. for "Stand for Children Day" at the Lincoln Memorial. This event was the largest demonstration in support of children in U.S. history.[1] Rosa Parks, civil rights movement icon, made a statement that challenged the people of nation to commit themselves to improving the lives of children, saying, "If I can sit down for justice, you can stand up for children."[5] Two days later, Time featured a cover with the headline, "Who Speaks for Kids?," and an interview with long-time children's activist Marian Wright Edelman, the mother of Stand for Children's CEO and co-founder, Jonah Edelman.[6] Following their work at the rally, Jonah Edelman and Eliza Leighton founded Stand for Children, seeking to pursue ongoing advocacy for the nation's children. The organization backed hundreds of rallies nationwide over the next two years,[7] before moving toward more systemic changes. Today, Jonah Edelman is the CEO of Stand for Children, and Eliza Leighton is a member of the Board of Directors of Stand for Children Leadership Center.[8] Stand for Children opened a series of offices around the United States that had a local focus. Over time, Stand began focusing on statewide issues—particularly public education funding, which seemed of highest concern to parents and other community members.[9] Affiliate officesCurrently, Stand for Children has eleven state affiliates: Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas and Washington. The affiliates are supported by national offices in Portland, Oregon, and Boston, Massachusetts.[10][11] While Stand for Children and Stand for Children Leadership Center are jointly led by CEO Jonah Edelman, they have distinct goals and methods of execution aligned with the sections of the federal tax code under which they are each described. Stand for Children, which is described under section 501(c)(4) is the grassroots advocacy group that works to mobilize concerned citizen activists at the local and state level to convince elected officials and voters to pass education reforms.[12][13] Stand for Children Leadership Center is a section 501(c)(3) organization that trains people to be effective citizen leaders capable of solving problems facing children, both locally and statewide.[14] In 2011, Stand for Children was praised in Time for "delivering results and changing how politicians think about grassroots education reform." The praise was attributed to the group's work to improve school funding in Oregon, teacher evaluations in Colorado, and teacher policy in Illinois.[15] CriticismCritics of the group assert that it represents business interests.[16][17]—major funders include the Walton Family and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundations. Education policy analyst Diane Ravitch criticized the group for opposing teacher's unions and seeking to impose standardized testing on public schools.[18] Susan Barrett, former volunteer co-leader of a Stand for Children team in Portland, Oregon, left the organization due to concerns that corporate donors and wealthy board members influence reforms.[19] In 2009, Stand for Children volunteers in Massachusetts witnessed an organizational change in favor of promoting charter schools. The former volunteers organized to protest a ballot initiative filed by Stand for Children. Former Stand for Children volunteers said the ballot measure puts the careers of teachers at the mercy of a rating system while doing nothing to improve teaching in schools.[20] Regarding Stand For Children's success in Illinois, Edelman stated: "They essentially gave away every single provision related to teacher effectiveness that we had proposed — everything we had fought for in Colorado. We hired 11 lobbyists, including four of the absolute best insiders and seven of the best minority lobbyists, preventing the unions from hiring them." He further stated, "There was a palpable sense of concern if not shock on the part of the teachers' unions of Illinois that Speaker [of the House Mike] Madigan had changed allegiance and that we had clear political capability to potentially jam this proposal down their throats the same way that pension reform had been jammed down their throats six months earlier."[21] The Chicago Tribune called Stand for Children "a new force in Illinois politics."[22] In all, two Chicago newspapers published editorials in favor of Performance Counts.[23][24][25] Some journalists{{who|date=November 2015}} questioned the $2.9 million raised by Stand for Children's Illinois PAC due to the affiliate's recent{{when|date=November 2015}} formation and fundraising in the months before a new Illinois law capped campaign contributions for individuals and corporations.[26] These funds, donated by a small number of businesspeople giving hundreds of thousands of dollars each, led detractors question the organization's grassroots support in the state.[27] See also
References1. ^1 Swanee Hunt. "Young Man with a Strong Voice for America's Children." The Beaufort Gazette, June 11, 2005. 2. ^{{Cite web|title = National|url = http://stand.org/national/about&sa=D&ust=1444428350261000&usg=AFQjCNHd9R6aLt4zhGh1EV6_OzYKkGuMpA|website = Stand for Children|accessdate = October 9, 2015}} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.stand.org/Page.aspx?pid=1268 |author=Stand for Children |title=About Stand for Children |accessdate=August 4, 2010}} 4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.standleadershipcenter.org/Page.aspx?pid=1582 |author=Stand for Children Leadership Center |title=About Stand for Children Leadership Center |accessdate=August 4, 2010}} 5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.blackvoicenews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=38754:remembering-and-following-mrs-rosa-parks&catid=8:commentary&Itemid=69 |author=Marian Wright Edelman |title=Remembering and Following Mrs. Rosa Parks. |publisher=Black Voice News |date=November 4, 2005 |accessdate=May 28, 2010}} 6. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,984640,00.html |author=Elizabeth Gleik with Marian Wright Edelman |title=The Children’s Crusade. |date=June 3, 1996 |publisher= Time |accessdate=May 28, 2010}} 7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.commondreams.org/pressreleases/may99/052499c.htm |author=Laura Faer |title=Communities Across America to Take a Stand for Children. |publisher=Common Dreams NewsWire |accessdate=May 26, 2010}} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://standleadershipcenter.org/national/about-stand-children-leadership-center/leadership |author=Stand for Children Leadership Center |title=Stand for Children Leadership Center Board of Directors |accessdate=April 10, 2012}} 9. ^{{cite web |url=http://archive.mailtribune.com/archive/2005/0127/local/stories/09local.htm |author=Anita Burke |title=Amrhein to Lobby for Children |date=January 27, 2005 |publisher=Mail Tribune |accessdate=May 26, 2010}} 10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.stand.org/Document.Doc?id=1884 |author=Stand for Children |title=Annual Report 2008 |accessdate=August 4, 2010}} 11. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.stand.org/Page.aspx?pid=1260 |author=Stand for Children |title=Welcome |accessdate=August 4, 2010}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.stand.org/Document.Doc?id=1268|author=Stand for Children |title=About Stand for Children|accessdate=August 4, 2010}} 13. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.coloradostatesman.com/content/991262-dps-candidates-rate-stand-children|author=Ian B. Murphy|title=New Stand for Children Head Wants More Ed Funding Reform.|publisher=Colorado Statesman |date=April 9, 2009|accessdate=August 4, 2010}} 14. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.standleadershipcenter.org/Page.aspx?pid=1582|author=Stand for Children Leadership Center|title=About Stand for Children Leadership Center|accessdate=August 4, 2010}} 15. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2040867_2040871_2040928,00.html|title=School of Thought: 11 Education Activists for 2011.|publisher=time.com|date=January 6, 2011|accessdate=January 6, 2011|first=Andrew J.|last=Rotherham}} 16. ^{{cite news| last =Levenson| first =Michael| title = Stand for Children Has Record of Winning Concessions | newspaper = The Boston Globe | date = June 8, 2012 | url =http://bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/06/08/stand-for-children-has-record-winning-concessions-from-teachers/4CYQW2XqzrLLnPBvKOs8HJ/story.html| accessdate = June 8, 2012 }} 17. ^{{cite news| last =Strauss| first =Valerie | title =Volunteer: Why I stopped helping Stand for Children | newspaper =The Washington Post | date =July 14, 2011| url =https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/volunteer-why-i-stopped-helping-stand-for-children/2011/07/13/gIQAQxLMDI_blog.html| accessdate = June 8, 2012}} 18. ^{{cite news|last=Ravitch|first=Diane|title=Stand for Children Does Not Stand for Public Education|url=http://dianeravitch.net/2012/06/14/stand-for-children-does-not-stand-for-public-education/|accessdate=September 13, 2012|publisher= dianeravitch.net |date=June 14, 2012}} 19. ^{{cite news | author = Barrett, Susan | title = Stand for Children: A Hometown Perspective of its Evolution | date = July 8, 2011 | url = http://parentsacrossamerica.org/stand-for-children-a-hometown-perspective-of-its-evolution/| accessdate = May 23, 2013}} 20. ^{{cite news | title = An Open Letter from Former Stand for Children Activists about Ballot Measure | url = http://www.citizensforpublicschools.org/editions-of-the-backpack/spring-2012-backpack/an-open-letter-from-former-stand-for-children-activists-about-ballot-measure/| accessdate = June 6, 2013}} 21. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.suntimes.com/6481908-417/braggart-angers-teachers-union-after-tough-negotiations-over-reform-bill.html/|title=Braggart-angers-teachers-union-after-tough-negotiations-over-reform-bill. |publisher=suntimes.com|date=July 13, 2011|accessdate=July 13, 2011}} 22. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-school-reform-20110611,0,3920724.story/|title=New force in Illinois quickly pushes state toward school reform|author=Ray Long|publisher=chicagotribune.com|date=June 11, 2011|accessdate=July 11, 2011}} 23. ^{{cite news|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-12-20/news/ct-edit-education-20101220_1_young-teachers-strike-negotiation-proposal/|title=This could be special.|publisher=chicagotribune.com|date=December 20, 2010|accessdate=February 11, 2011}} 24. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-teacher-20110117,0,1472949.story|title=The Power of a Teacher.|publisher=chicagotribune.com|date=January 17, 2011|accessdate=February 11, 2011}} 25. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.suntimes.com/opinions/2862677-474/teacher-teachers-illinois-performance-package.html|title=School reform bill needs teacher input.|publisher=suntimes.com|date=January 17, 2011|accessdate=February 11, 2011}} 26. ^{{cite web| url= http://substancenews.net/articles.php?page=1948§ion=Article| title=Emanuel's billionaire donors also bankrolling 'Stand for Children', pushing union-busting organizations in Illinois | author= George N. Schmidt | publisher= Substance News | date=January 22, 2011| accessdate=February 11, 2011}} 27. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.illinoistimes.com/Springfield/article-8281-stand-for-children-shows-up-with-big-bucks.html|title=Stand for Children shows up with big bucks.|author=Rich Miller|publisher=Illinois Times|date=January 27, 2011|accessdate=February 11, 2011}} External links
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