We’re starting our phone-free week of action with #MindfulMonday. Research shows that cell-phone use in schools can cause stress and anxiety in K-12 students in addition to a negative impact on their attention spans. Today, take a few minutes to go phone-free and unplug.  ☺️

Phone Free Schools Awareness Week starts today! All week we'll be featuring the mental health benefits, the learning gains, the real connections students make when screens are away. Follow along! stand.org/colorado/phone… #edcolo

Why should students participate in #MindfulMonday? According to the National Center for Education Statistics, more than half of public school leaders report that cellphone use in school negatively impacts a student’s academic performance and focus.   ➡️:stand.org/phone-free-sch…

53% of teachers reported in a 2024 Education Week survey that reading stamina amongst their students had “decreased a lot” because of cellphone use during the school day. For our phone-free week, we’re doing #TriviaTuesday! Reply and tell us how you scored.  📚

As schools across the country have implemented bell-to-bell phone free policies, one statistic stands out: the number of library books students check out. For the final day of our phone-free week, we’re sharing some statistics for “Friday Book Club”. stand.org/phone-free-sch…

As we approach the end of 2025, join us as we celebrate our impact this year by highlighting each of our state affiliates. 💙 Today, we're highlighting Stand for Children Washington. Swipe to see their impact!

We're highlighting Stand for Children AZ next. Check out their impact for this year!

Next up, we're highlighting Stand for Children TN. Check out their impact for this year!

Today we're proud to keep our "Stand Spotlight" going by highlighting StandforChildren IN! Check out their impact for this year. ⬇️

On the fourth day of "Stand Spotlight" we're highlighting Stand for Children Illinois! Check out their impact for this year. ➡️

Up next: StandforChildren OR! Check out their impact this year around their annual "Beat the Odds" scholarship event. ⬇️

For our final day of our "Stand Spotlight" we're happy to highlight Stand for Children Colorado. Check out their impact below. ⬇️

K-12 schools in Ohio officially start their bell-to-bell, phone-free policies this week. For most schools, policies were implemented at the beginning of the school year and have yielded overwhelmingly positive results. Read more here: wlwt.com/article/ohio-c…

Curious about phone-free policies in K-12 schools? We've got 5 reasons for schools to go phone-free. Full story: stand.org/blog/5-reasons…

What is 9th Grade On-Track, and what are the benefits? Check out our four reasons, below!

Happy Martin Luther King Day! Our team was out at Mesa’s Martin Luther King Day Festival this morning to celebrate his life and accomplishments and continue to advocate for Arizona families.

Kindness is more than a nice idea — it’s a strategy for stronger schools. Join Teach Kindness, ASCA, Palmer Elementary, Steven Sawalich, and K-12 Dive for a discussion on how kindness-based practices are improving school culture and connection: bit.ly/teachkindnessw…

Curious about phone-free policies in K-12 schools? We've got a few reasons for schools to go phone-free. 📵 ➡️Full story: bit.ly/4qetzOh

In a recent New York Times Opinion piece, Angela Duckworth talks about the power institutions, like K-12 schools, have on helping students focus and strengthen their willpower to perform by creating phone-free policies. Are you a K-12 educator? Take her survey: phonesinfocus.org

What is 9th Grade On-Track, and what are the benefits? Learn more: ⬇️