Celebrating 30 Years of Impact

On June 1, 1996, over 300,000 people rallied in the Nation’s capital for Stand for Children Day. That rally would go on to inspire the founding of Stand for Children, bringing together educators, parents, activists, and community members to advocate for children every day.

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The Center for Early Literacy and Learning Success (CELLS) improves literacy and learning outcomes for children from birth to eight through a proven combination of effective policies, high-quality products, and impactful professional learning.

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The Center for High School Success provides training, coaching, data analysis, peer learning, tools and resources to support high schools effectively implement our 9th Grade Success Approach. Our partnership substantially increases 9th Grade On-Track Rates, reduces chronic absenteeism, improves student behavior, boosts teacher morale and retention, strengthens CTE & Dual Credit Pathways, and raises graduation rates.

Kinder schools are safer schools. Kindness is a powerful, common-sense solution to some of schools’ and society’s biggest challenges. Teach Kindness provides free, research-based tools and resources to schools that want to make kindness a practical, commonplace skill. By teaching children to practice kindness on a regular basis and to manage their emotions, actions, and words, they become better equipped to navigate our complex world and these challenging times.

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Stand Arizona

Founded in 2009, Stand Arizona empowers parents to support their children’s education journey and advocates for proven policies and the funding necessary to ensure all students have access to a high-quality education.

Stand Colorado

Stand Colorado supports parents and community members in their fight for excellent public schools and works closely with local leaders to shape education policy and ensure the changes we fight for reach classrooms and directly support students.

Stand Illinois

Stand Illinois makes an impact by advocating for policies and funding that level the playing field so that all students have a fair chance to succeed in the classroom and in life.

Stand Indiana

Since 2011, Stand Indiana has worked to improve education outcomes for all children by utilizing a strong three-pillared approach: Parents, Politics, and Policy. We identify local education challenges, research data-proven solutions, and advocate for implementing those ideas that best serve students.

Stand Oregon

Stand Oregon is a movement of students, parents, educators, community leaders and education advocates focused on education equity and racial justice. Through our work, we’re determined to ensure every student in Oregon has equitable access to a world-class public education.

Stand Tennessee

Stand Tennessee is focused on building coalitions towards educational equity and youth justice reform, breaking the school-to-prison pipeline, improving early literacy, increasing graduation success rates, and securing more equitable funding for our schools.

Stand Washington

Since 2007, Stand Washington has brought together parents, educators, and community members to advocate for improved outcomes for students and electing education champions who will prioritize every student in Washington’s education system.

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From daycare workers to classroom teachers to language pathologists, those working in education do the critical work of preparing future generations, while being met with the obstacles and inequities that those in all pink-collar industries face.

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