Our Stories

If your experience has been anything like mine, every time you turn on the TV or go to the mailbox, you can’t avoid campaign ads or mailers. It’s definitely campaign season in Illinois. Campaign season means something to us here at Stand, too, as we look for candidates to champion issues related to education equity […]

Dig into the Dual Credit Advocacy Toolkit and use it to add to your own Dual Credit story.

Dual Credit’s impact is real. But you don’t need to take our word for it. Take it from real Illinois students who experienced the benefits of Dual Credit courses firsthand.

We wholeheartedly agree with the Illinois Supreme Court’s Statutory Court Fee Task Force and will provide testimony in support of eliminating juvenile court fees and fines.

There is a place in the Early Literacy Coalition for every Illinoisan who is committed to advocating for equitable reading outcomes.

Illinois has made progress when it comes to the positive impacts made by Dual Credit courses. Demand for students continues to rise, and many districts across the state are seeing the benefits of forging strong partnerships with community colleges and local employers. To help foster those partnerships and get a better understanding of what folks […]