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April 21, 2020 10:00 ET | Source: Stand for Children

“Project 100” Launches to Provide $1,000 Direct Digital Payments to 100,000 Families Hard Hit by COVID Crisis

NEW YORK, April 21, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Stacey Abrams helped announce the launch of Project 100, an unprecedented cash assistance campaign led by GiveDirectly, Propel, and Stand for...
June 12, 2019 15:51 ET | Source: Stand for Children

MIDDLE SCHOOL KINDNESS CHALLENGE EXPANDS AND ANNOUNCES ITS NEW NAME AND BRAND

PORTLAND, ORE, June 12, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Middle School Kindness Challenge (MSKC), a program of Stand for Children, announced today that it has expanded from its original mission of...
May 21, 2019 11:02 ET | Source: Stand for Children

STAND FOR CHILDREN OREGON CELEBRATES MAJOR VICTORY AS FIRST OF IT’S KIND LEGISLATION FOR CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION RECEIVES FULL FUNDING

Portland, OR, May 21, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- For Immediate Release May 21, 2019 Media contact: Jessica Mayorga jmayorga@stand.org 202-549-4896 Stand for Children Oregon...
May 07, 2019 14:39 ET | Source: Stand for Children

FIRST-IN-NATION LAW TO REDUCE BARRIERS TO ADVANCED CLASSES FOR ALL STUDENTS ADOPTED IN WASHINGTON STATE

Olympia, WA, May 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Washington state has become the first in the country to break down historic access barriers and adopt an automatic enrollment policy for advanced math,...
February 26, 2019 13:24 ET | Source: Stand for Children

Parents react to Arizona Passing Legislation to Reverse Decades of Isolating English Language Learner Students

Phoenix, Arizona, Feb. 26, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Earlier this month, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed Senate Bill 1014 into law, reinventing the landscape for students to learn English faster....