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The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way 13 Aug 2013 | 02:51 am
+Share The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way is a gripping new book by Amanda Ripley addressing the question, ‘what exactly is happening in classrooms in the countries that out-pe...
Jonah’s Thoughts on the Common Core and the Drop in Proficiency Scores 8 Aug 2013 | 03:47 am
+Share Today, we heard from the New York State Education Department that, due to the new Common Core –aligned tests, student scores have dropped. To us, this makes a lot of sense. Why? Because ...
Senator Conrad Appel Recognized with inaugural "champion for change" award 24 Jul 2013 | 04:51 am
+Share NEW ORLEANS – Stand for Children recognized Senator Conrad Appel of Louisiana District 9 last week as their first ever “Champion for Change” for his efforts to give all students in Louisiana a...
Summer Reading! 2 Jul 2013 | 03:15 am
+Share This week, book recommendations from Stand for Children and other organizations were featured in Education Week’s K12 Parents and the Public Blog. Check out everyone’s recommendations here. J...
What about them? Our work is not done. 15 Jun 2013 | 12:33 am
+Share All week, Stand members and staff have focused on high school graduation. We’ve talked with recent graduates about what helped them succeed. (Listen to Hailey's story below, or check out Yuss...
What About Them? Yussef's Story 14 Jun 2013 | 04:06 am
+Share Yussef Sheikhnur could have easily been one of the 40% of African American students who fail to graduate high school. He watched his friends drop out, get pregnant, and give up. But with the s...
What About Them? 11 Jun 2013 | 01:58 am
+Share It's that exciting time of year again, Graduation season. Facebook is flooded with beaming students in caps and gowns. Newspapers are busy covering the latest inspiring commencement speech and...
The Pressing Need for Preschool 5 Jun 2013 | 08:45 am
+Share I write about preschool a lot, but this blog will be different. This time I’ll assume that you, our Stand supporters and readers, already support increasing access to high quality preschool. M...
Why I Stand: Adriana Figueroa 22 May 2013 | 04:40 am
+Share At age 15, Adriana Figueroa started attending her brother’s parent teacher conferences. “My parents went above and beyond to make sure we lived in a neighborhood where the schools were really...
Stand parents in Chicago speak up about school closings 17 May 2013 | 08:55 am
+Share The closing of more than 50 struggling schools in Chicago this year has been a difficult process for many. Whether a positive or negative strategy, parents, teachers and students have voiced t...
