Carol Johnson, Regional Executive Director of Programs
[email protected]
901.881.5122
Stand for Children, Tennessee
http://stand.org/tennessee
Stand for Children is a non-profit, non-partisan advocacy
organization whose mission is to ensure that all children
graduate from high school prepared for, and with access
to, a college education. Nationwide, Stand for Children
was founded in 1996 and operates in eleven states
with the goal of mobilizing people around their reform
agenda. In Tennessee, Stand for Children seeks to build
a system of vibrant schools by working around issues of
parent engagement, teacher support, high expectations
for schools, and adequate school funding. With offices
in Memphis and Nashville, Stand for Children works at
all levels by engaging parents, making and implementing
changes in local schools, and advocating state reform.
Dan O’Donnell, Nashville City Director
[email protected]
615.804.9539
Cardell Orrin, Memphis City Director
[email protected]
901.522.5017
TennesseeCAN (Formerly StudentsFirst)
http://tn-can.org/
TennesseeCAN empowers local stakeholders—from
community members to policymakers—to advocate for
improved K-12 policies that put Tennessee children first.
Together, we ensure students have access to high-quality
schools, teachers and resources that prioritize their unique
educational talents and needs.
by recruiting high-achieving college graduates of all
backgrounds to teach in under-resourced urban and
rural public schools. A non-profit organization founded in
1990, TFA provides its corps members with training before
they serve two-year commitments in 43 communities
nationwide. In Tennessee, TFA corps members are now
placed in public schools in the Memphis and Nashville
areas.
Athena Turner, Memphis Executive Director
[email protected]
901.527.7510
Ben Schumacher, Nashville Executive Director
[email protected]
615.242.6263
TNTP (formerly The New Teacher Project)
http://tntp.org
Founded in 1997, TNTP is a national nonprofit whose
mission is to ensure that disadvantaged students have
equal access to effective teachers. TNTP assists urban
school districts enrolling high numbers of poor and
minority students with teacher recruiting and training. Other
activities of TNTP include helping to staff struggling schools,
designing systems of evaluation, and working to retain
good teachers. The organization helps to recruit and train
new teachers in both Memphis and Nashville. In Memphis,
TNTP leads the recruitment, selection, and staffing for all
Shelby County Schools, including Memphis.
Karolyn Belcher, President
[email protected]
718.233.2800
Brent Easley, State Director - Tennessee
[email protected]
615.601.2753
Daniel Zavala, Deputy Director – Tennessee
[email protected]
615.905.6156
Teach For America
http://www.teachforamerica.org
Teach For America seeks to eliminate educational inequity
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