Education is transforming, not declining! While there has been a tremendous focus on the decline in public school enrollment and chronic absenteeism in public schools, there has also been a dramatic shift in the education ecosystem taking place. Families are seeking new options like never before and educators and community members are coming together to start innovative, unconventional educational experiences to meet every kid’s needs. If you think this is a conversation worth having, please vote for the "Era of Transformation" panel to appear at SXSW EDU 2025 in Austin, Texas! Sign up and vote here: https://bit.ly/4dvgido
yes. every kid.
Public Policy Offices
It's time we build a revolutionary new education system. One that's as diverse as the kids it's designed to serve.
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yes. every kid. is a leading advocacy team with a families-first approach to transform America’s education policy landscape.
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Michael Donnelly
Inspirational Leadership | Performance Management | Political and Policy Solutions
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Tiffany Barfield
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Tyler Gay
Experienced Financial Planning & Analysis and Operations Professional | Finance & Operations Director, Compliance Program Owner, Entrepreneur
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Andrew Clark
President at yes. every kid.
Updates
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When we dissolve the lines that separate communities, families will seize their power to find their kids’ ideal learning environment. Vote for the #NoMoreLines panel at SXSW EDU 2025 to bring this conversation to the mainstream: https://bit.ly/3Aba2ZP
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"Education freedom is a key path to upward mobility, especially when public policy relies on trusting families and believing in people." YES COO Erica L. Jedynak lays out why these powerful ideas are uniting Americans across politics, culture, and geography in a new report from Archbridge Institute. https://lnkd.in/eAYtEaF4
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Matt Frendewey, Vice President of Strategy with yes. every kid. foundation., recently joined Reason's Nick Gillespie and microschool founder Mercedes Grant on the FreedomFest stage to discuss how innovative educational options are helping build fruitful relationships between families and educators, for the purpose of serving each kid's unique needs.
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🔓 Opening public school access empowers all kids - no matter their race, ability, address, or family's income - with more opportunities to meet their unique needs. #NoMoreLines
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"They know who these kids are. They know who the families are, and they’re able to create a solution that works for each child." https://bit.ly/4f9zP4G
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"Even though no child should be denied opportunities because of their address, and de facto their family’s wealth, there are 24 states that criminalize families for enrolling their children in public schools that are outside of their assigned attendance zones." Erica L. Jedynak, chief operating officer, yes. every kid., and Derrell Bradford, president, 50CAN: The 50-State Campaign for Achievement Now, recently wrote about the importance of ensuring that public schools are truly public in RealClearEducation, and why the #NoMoreLines Coalition is working to eliminate discriminatory public school boundary lines in every state by 2030. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gPTMK-n6
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#NoMoreLines is the simple idea that every child should be empowered to attend the public school that is best for them. Only some families in some states have this power today, but public schools should be "Available To All."
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In a recent op-ed to @realcleareducation, Erica L. Jedynak, chief operating officer, yes. every kid., outlined how families in states like New Jersey would benefit from #NoMoreLines policies. "Every state should finally give every student equal access to quality public education." https://bit.ly/3RATHDz #nj #BrownvBoard
How States Like New Jersey Can Finally End School Segregation
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Halli Faulkner, YES senior legislative drafter and author of our No More Lines report, shared her perspective on the immense public support we have seen for empowering every kid with access to every public school in their state. #nomorelines Find out more about No More Lines - the idea that every kid should be empowered to attend the public school that is best for them: https://bit.ly/4ctLLfV Read more on the poll from YESF and YouGov: https://bit.ly/4cBizDC