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STAND FOR CHILDREN URGES CHICAGO SCHOOL BOARD TO CANCEL LAST MINUTE MEETING

Dec 19, 202402 min read

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Mea Anderson | [email protected] | Marketing and Communications Manager December 19, 2024 STAND FOR CHILDREN URGES CHICAGO SCHOOL BOARD TO CANCEL LAST MINUTE MEETING Less than one month before ten democratically elected school board members are seated, the CPS Board of Education has decided to rush a monumental decision impacting the future of […]

Pumpkins, Candy, and Report Card Data

Oct 31, 202402 min read

graphic of a ghost wearing sunglasses, carrying a jack-o-lantern, and leaning against books

Every year, I somewhat nerdily anticipate the public release of Illinois Report Card data that comes out around Halloween. It’s just part of the season: pumpkins, candy, election canvassing, and report card data. There is a LOT of good information in Illinois’ award-winning report card, so I recommend taking a look when you have some […]

General Election Resources 2024

Oct 10, 202403 min read

Hi Illinois, election season is officially upon us! There are a lot of local, state, and national races happening this year making it that much more important to get out and vote in this election. With so much on the ballot this year, we want to help you be as prepared as possible to vote […]

Chicago School Board Candidates Share Their Positions on the Issues

Oct 4, 202403 min read

The School Board Voter Education Initiative. Light blue text with four, six-pointed red stars. The V in voter is fashioned as a check mark through a red box.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 4, 2024 CHICAGO SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES SHARE THEIR POSITIONS ON THE ISSUES A Collective of Chicagoland Advocacy Organizations Conducted a Survey to Help Voters Get to Know Their School Board Candidates (Chicago) – The School Board Voter Education Initiative, a group of parent, educator, and community organizations committed to increasing voter […]

Stand for Children IL PAC Endorses 26 Candidates in the 2024 General Election

Oct 4, 202402 min read

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2024 (Updated October 4, 2024) STAND FOR CHILDREN IL PAC ENDORSES 26 CANDIDATES IN THE 2024 GENERAL ELECTION (Springfield) – Stand for Children IL PAC, a bi-partisan state political action committee, is endorsing 25 candidates for the 2024 General Election. The following General Assembly candidates are endorsed. For the Illinois House: […]

Two Rights to Read

Sep 28, 202402 min read

Cartoon of a small child standing on a stack of books to look at fireworks. the fireworks are embedded in the stars of the American flag.

Happy Banned Book Day! Today we celebrate our right to read and double down on our effort to protect that freedom for the next generation. Our freedom to read depends on both access to books, and access to literacy. Share how your access to books and access to literacy made you the critical-thinking, informed, and […]