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Stand for Children: For or Against Children? | Seattle Education

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Stand for Children: For or Against Children?

I would highly recommend reading this article in full at Rethinking Schools.

For or Against Children?

The Problematic history of Stand for Children

By Ken Libby & Adam Sanchez

Last October, a friend called with a question: “What do you know about Stand for Children?” The advocacy organization, based in our hometown of Portland, Ore., was expanding into his state of Illinois, and he hoped to glean some insight into the kinds of reforms the group would support. Just two months later, Stand’s Illinois