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It’s About What’s Best for Students

Sep 22, 202102 min read
It’s About What’s Best for Students
As a school trustee, I participate in the governance of an incredibly diverse district in San Antonio, Texas – rich with tremendous cultural wealth. I appreciate Learn from History’s work to ensure that all students are taught an accurate and thorough history to ensure we don’t repeat the mistakes of the past. And that requires […]

The Cost of Youth Prosecution

Sep 13, 202103 min read
The Cost of Youth Prosecution
When my mother was too sick to care for my four younger siblings, I took them in a few years before she passed away because I didn’t want to see them separated or wind up in foster care. At the time, I was a young mother of three and finances were already tight. My younger brother was around 12. Despite all my […]

The Need to Learn Accurate U.S. History

Aug 31, 202102 min read
The Need to Learn Accurate U.S. History
As students return to the classroom, educators continue to navigate the new realities of teaching during a deadly global pandemic. But some educators are now having to face a whole new set of restrictions that have nothing to do with keeping students safe. Several state legislatures around the country have recently passed legislation crafted to […]

How Is the Child Tax Credit Helping You?

Aug 25, 202101 min read
How Is the Child Tax Credit Helping You?
Millions of families across the country are now two months in to receiving the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) payments. Are you among them? Stand for Children wants to hear how your family is spending these extra funds so that we can show lawmakers in Washington how investing in families pays off. Hear from Devony […]

I See My Story in the Families We Serve

Jul 29, 202102 min read
I See My Story in the Families We Serve
I still remember how it felt to be at the first Stand for Children rally on June 1, 1996. I covered the event as a teenage reporter, so my job was to interview other young people and adults who had traveled all across the country to gather in Washington D.C. that beautiful summer day. There’s […]

Raising a Family Shouldn’t Be Unaffordable

Jul 15, 202101 min read
Raising a Family Shouldn’t Be Unaffordable
Did you know that starting today, families all across the country will start receiving payments from the expanded Child Tax Credit? When I heard this news, I was so relieved! It’s going to help out my children so much and will cover the costs of everything they need to be happy and healthy kids. Raising […]