Back-to-School Season

The #HerefortheKids campaign brings together families, educators, and community members to shine a light on local public schools and tell the stories of the amazingly positive things happening in classrooms and school buildings nationwide.

The celebration of Back-to-School Season 2023 will be observed August 14 – September 30 and ties into the larger public education campaign, #HerefortheKids.

It’s a critical time for all of us to work together to support public education and our students’ success. As we know, when we support our public schools, we support our kids.

Please explore the site to find quick and simple ways you can be #HerefortheKids during Back-to-School Season 2023.

Welcome back students!

A message to students as they kick off another amazing year filled with new possibilities and opportunities for growth: from education leaders of national education organizations that make up the Learning First Alliance.

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Back-to-School Podcast: Academic Recovery

What does academic recovery mean to students and what does it look like to teachers and administrators? In this podcast, Richard Long, LFA Executive Director, speaks with a student, assistant principal, principal, and assistant superintendent.

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Back-to-School Toolkit for Parents, Teachers and Friends of Public Education

Help join the back-to-school celebration by highlighting teachers, principals, schools and more. In this toolkit you’ll find social media graphics, sample posts and more.

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Back-To-School 2023 National Toolkit

Help join the celebration of our kids and their public schools this Back-to-School Season and all year long. In this toolkit you’ll find social media graphics and sample posts, fast facts, talking points, a newsletter article/blog post, an email message, and logos and hashtags.

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