Stand Together

We're one quarter into 2026. Across the country, thousands of organizations are working to solve problems most big institutions haven't been able to figure out. Progress is coming from the bottom up. Here's proof. 🧵

Millions of students get written off as difficult or distracted. Krista Demas, head of school at Tremont School in Concord, Massachusetts, says the problem is rarely the student. Stand Together partners with educators building schools that start with that assumption. Read more at bit.ly/43cAD3Y

Charles and Chase Koch were named to the second-annual 2026 TIME100 Philanthropy list, an extraordinary honor recognizing leaders who are shaping the future of giving. Through Stand Together, working alongside hundreds of other business and philanthropic leaders, they have helped grow a philanthropic community committed to empowering people, strengthening communities, and tackling the root causes of our country’s biggest challenges. Congratulations to both Charles and Chase on this well-deserved recognition. Explore the full list of winners at: ti.me/100-philanthro… @TIME

The barriers blocking American progress were written by people. "We wrote them," Hardin says, "and we can rewrite them." The Abundance Institute, supported by Stand Together, works with policymakers to build systems that guide innovation instead of blocking it. bit.ly/4wt0ths

@abundanceinst @johnachardin P.T. Barnum's response to public fear about the Brooklyn Bridge was to march 21 elephants across it. No study, no report, just proof. "The future is not something to be afraid of," Hardin said. "The future is something to meet head on."

America built the Brooklyn Bridge with 6 pages of approval. Today it takes 20,000 pages just to break ground. @abundanceinst senior fellow @johnachardin says the rules can be rewritten.

@GreatSchools That kind of reach is exactly what @GreatSchools is building toward. "We see an opportunity to evolve from being a place where parents find schools and compare ratings to an infrastructure to find what's possible." @Jondeane, CEO, GreatSchools bit.ly/49ncrzq

She wasn't alone. Moreen Lerner, a mother who first used @GreatSchools two decades ago during corporate relocations, now uses it to help her son find the right school for his own child. Beyond ratings, the platform guides parents through school models, fit evaluation, and how to advocate for their child.

More school options don't always make decisions easier. For millions of parents, the search for the right school starts with information they don't have.

Home construction looks identical to 1920 because zoning laws block innovation. Paperwork takes six times longer than building the house — so how do we make progress?

America built the Empire State Building in one year. Now permits take 14 years. @abundanceinst Senior Fellow @johnachardin explains how fear replaced audacity, and how it’s not too late to rewrite the rules.

In 2026, breaking ground takes much longer than construction. Why? @abundanceinst Senior Fellow John Hardin says it's a regulatory system designed to minimize risk rather than maximize possibility. He tells how America codified fear, and what we stand to lose because of it:

bit.ly/3QQGCZx #DualEnrollment #Education

Kent's own daughter took her first vocal class as a dual-enrolled junior. Her instructors encouraged her to pursue it seriously. She applied to the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins and was accepted on a full scholarship.

Dual enrollment is one of the fastest-growing trends in education. Homeschool families have been doing it for decades. 🧵