The progress we’ve made in 2025 is real.   Dear Herbert, It’s hard to look at the headlines without feeling a heavy weight. In 2025, reports showed the lowest number of school shooting incidents in five years, but there were still 159 incidents where a firearm was fired on a school cam…

Our goal for 2026 remains the same: making every school a safe haven.   Dear Herbert, As we get into January, it’s natural to think about what we want to accomplish this year. At Stand With Parkland, our goal is the same as it was on day one: making sure our nation’s schools are safe fo…

  Herbert, Thirteen years ago today, 20 first-graders and 6 educators were stolen from the world in the devastating shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. December 14th is a day of profound grief and a fierce call to action. It is a day that reminds us, in stark terms, why our missi…