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StudentsFirst

Nonprofit or community organization

Last modified: February 15, 2012, 2:02 AM

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We are a national grassroots movement of more than 1 million parents, teachers, students, administrators and concerned citizens mobilizing for one purpose: to put the laws and leaders in place to make students the focus of and ensure America has the best schools in the world.

We believe that we've been doing things the old way for too long. Pitting the interests of the grown-ups in the system against one another, for example, rather than focusing on real solutions. No one won. And students lost. In too many American schools, current laws, policies, and practices are putting adult interests ahead of students. The result is an increasingly broken education system that, if not corrected, will keep America from leading in the increasingly competitive global marketplace. It's time for a new approach that puts students' interests at the center of education policy.

We are channeling the energy of our members to produce meaningful results on both the local and national level. We are working with bipartisan state legislators to create laws and policies that put the needs of students above any other interest in the system. Our members are pushing for reforms that will elevate the teaching profession and improve teacher and principal quality, empower parents and improve the governance and financial strength of school districts. Together, we've already helped pass more than 50 new policies in half a dozen states. We have helped improve education systems affecting millions of students. We're transforming public education to ensure great teachers and great schools for all of our kids. StudentsFirst was founded in 2010 by former Washington D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee.

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  • Vice President of Development - Job

    Last updated:
    May 20, 2013
    Location:
    Sacramento, CA, US
    Description:
    StudentsFirst Vice President of Development StudentsFirst is a bipartisan, grassroots national advocacy organization working to focus the American education s...

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Website:
http://studentsfirst.org
Government ID number:
27-3659685
Address:
3400 3rd Avenue, Sacramento, California, United States
Date Founded:
12/6/10

Keywords

Youth, Politics, Education, Network of nonprofits

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