For or against Children? The Problematic History of Stand for Children

Autor/inn/en	Libby, Ken; Sanchez, Adam
Titel	For or against Children? The Problematic History of Stand for Children
Quelle	In: Rethinking Schools, 26 (2011) 1, S.20-25 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-6855
Schlagwörter	Civil Rights; Poverty; Activism; Child Advocacy; Childrens Rights; Institutional Mission; Organizational Change; Political Attitudes; Politics of Education; Intellectual History; Position Papers; Organizational Effectiveness; Organizational Objectives; Organizational Theories; Institutional Characteristics; Arizona; Colorado; District of Columbia; Illinois; Indiana; Massachusetts; Oregon; Tennessee; Texas; Washington + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Armut; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Kinder- und Jugendanwaltschaft; 'Children''s rights'; Kindesrecht; Organisationswandel; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Geistesgeschichte; Positionspapier; Unternehmenserfolg; Business goal; Unternehmensziel; Organisationstheorie; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	Stand for Children was founded in the late 1990s as a way to advocate for the welfare of children. It grew out of a 1996 march by more than 250,000 people in Washington, D.C. The aim of the march was to highlight child poverty at a time when Congress and the Clinton administration were preparing to "end welfare as we know it." Jonah Edelman, son of children's and civil rights activist Marian Wright Edelman, co-founded the group and continues to serve as CEO. Stand's first chapter was in Oregon, but the group now operates in eight additional states: (1) Arizona; (2) Colorado; (3) Illinois; (4) Indiana; (5) Massachusetts; (6) Tennessee; (7) Texas; and (8) Washington. Fifteen years later, Stand seems to have morphed into something quite different. For Oregonians, the first public indications that Stand had made a striking 180-degree turn in its politics was its support for Race to the Top legislation and its active promotion of the antiunion, anti-public school film "Waiting for "Superman"." In this article, the authors explore why Stand has made an alarming U-turn. (ERIC).
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Update	2017/4/10