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: Last week, during an Education Week live online event, a group of education leaders, including Jonathan Haidt and Dr. Adam Swinyard (Superintendent at Spokane Public Schools), met to discuss bell-to-bell, phone-free policies and how to effectively implement them. This comes shortly after Washington Governor Bob Ferguson shared his plans to prioritize a streamlined approach for away-for-the-day phone-free policies throughout the state.

Get involved with our phone-free work here: https://stand.org/phone-free-schools/

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Make your voices heard, education champions! 🍎

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Gratitude has a way of helping us see kindness more clearly.

At Farnhamville Elementary, students learn not just how to demonstrate kindness, but how to notice it.

Students helped create a “Thankful for Kindness” display filled with feather messages celebrating the people and moments that make their school special.

Through activities and lessons that build skills like compassion and thoughtful communication, kindness becomes something students can recognize in everyday moments.

Today feels like a good day to be thankful for that. 🤗

💛 Read their story and follow us for more: https://weteachkindness.org/2026/04/farnhamville-elementary-a-2025-26-designated-kind-school/

Happy Juneteenth!
Looking to learn more about the history and meaning of Juneteenth? Visit your local library and explore our curated book picks for young readers, middle grade, and adults.

Tomorrow, opens in theaters as one of the first summer films K-12 students may see. Parents, educators, and even policymakers may have noticed something familiar in the previews that also appears in their classrooms: distractions from device screens. 📵

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Our affiliate states are making strides in bringing bell-to-bell, phone-free policies to K-12 schools. Check out last week's update from Stand for Children - Washington below ⬇️

Did you see this week’s news? This week, Governor Ferguson and state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal proposed a state-wide “away for the day” policy which would require that requires students to have their cell phones off and away for the full duration of the school day.

Check out our three key takeaways below and learn more here: https://stand.org/washington/phone-free-schools/

During and every day, we stand with LGBTQ+ students—uplifting their voices, honoring their stories, and working to ensure they thrive. 💙