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Aflac along with renowned educator Ron Clark and DonorsChoose embark on project to teach children social-emotional skills

What happened

Aflac has partnered with educator Ron Clark and DonorsChoose on a new initiative to help U.S. educators teach students kindness and empathy through reading, centered around its recently launched book, "Beyond Words."

Source

Article excerpt

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Company recently launched book, "Beyond Words," leads learning initiative designed to promote kindness and compassion through reading COLUMBUS, Ga., Aug. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As an extension of Aflac's long-term commitment to children and families facing cancer and blood disorders, the company today announced a new initiative to help U.S. educators teach students kindness and empathy through one of the most powerful tools available: reading. According to the International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature (IJSELL), kindness can be explicitly and implicitly developed through sharing and discussing stories presented in children's literature. 1

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Event
Partnership

What this signalsA new partnership often opens integration and co-selling work.

Product
Beyond Words
Takes effect
Aug 11, 2026
Location
Columbus, Georgia, United States

Companies

  • DonorsChoosePartnerdonorschoose.org

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Topics and mentions

Product tags

  • literature

Extraction

Confidence
90%
Detected
Aug 11, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
partners_with

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Company

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  • employee_count_lowValue in the API
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  • revenueValue in the API
  • descriptionValue in the API

Signal

  • signal_nameValue in the API
  • associationValue in the API
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GET /v1/signals/468cfa95-fa46-7e96-dd1f-eb2302a82cb7 returns this record as JSON. POST /v1/companies/enrich returns every signal for aflac.com.

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    "title": "Aflac along with renowned educator Ron Clark and DonorsChoose embark on project to teach children social-emotional skills",
    "excerpt": "Company recently launched book, \"Beyond Words,\" leads learning initiative designed to promote kindness and compassion through reading COLUMBUS, Ga. , Aug. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As an extension of Aflac's long-term commitment to children and families facing cancer and blood disorders, the company today announced a new initiative to help U.S. educators teach students kindness and empathy through one of the most powerful tools available: reading. According to the International Journal on Studies in English Language and Literature (IJSELL), kindness can be explicitly and implicitly developed through sharing and discussing stories presented in children's literature. 1",
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    "location": "Columbus, GA, USA",
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    "confidence": 0.9,
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    "published_at": "2026-08-11T12:04:00Z",
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  }
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