{"id":2342,"date":"2025-09-25T13:11:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T13:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stand.org\/indiana\/?p=2342"},"modified":"2026-04-06T12:59:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T12:59:13","slug":"bony-and-dontia-deliver-petition-to-ilea-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stand.org\/indiana\/our-stories\/bony-and-dontia-deliver-petition-to-ilea-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Bony and Dontia deliver petition to ILEA members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bony and Dontia delivered more than 2,000 petition signatures to members of the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance (ILEA) during the September public meeting. The petition supports the ideas outlined in <a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/indiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/TogetherWeThrive-Vision.pdf\">Together We Thrive <\/a>\u2014 a community-driven vision for student success first presented to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indy.gov\/activity\/indianapolis-local-education-alliance\">ILEA <\/a>members in August 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Watch here: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bony and Dontia deliver petition signed by 2000 to ILEA members\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fW1UNdDg9Qk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stand.org\/indiana\/about-us\/\">About us:\u00a0<\/a>Stand for Children is a unique catalyst for educational success and social progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bony and Dontia delivered more than 2,000 petition signatures to members of the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance (ILEA) during the September public meeting. 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