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In this season of giving, please consider a donation to continue supporting our work and achieving results for students, families, and educators.

Your support today will help us keep up the momentum on improving literacy!

When we look back on 2022 and all we achieved together, we see so many positive sparks of change for our children.

Stand with us and urge lawmakers to include $550 million in new funding for Illinois schools.

Teachers are one of the most trusted voices on issues impacting education, and for good reason. They are in the classroom on a daily basis. They know what works. So when a group of educators told us recently that Illinois needs to improve the way we teach literacy, it’s on us to listen. They’ll tell […]

Today is Giving Tuesday and a busy email day, so I’ll make this short and sweet. Stand’s work in schools across the state, especially our work spreading kindness to students and educators through Teach Kindness, is only possible with the support of folks like you. Your generosity allows us to reach more classrooms and impact […]