Our society is designed to maintain racial and class-based inequity, and schools reflect and perpetuate this status quo. New systems, policies and pedagogy must actively undo this damage. The DSC started in 2006 when local grassroots and advocacy groups fighting… More
APPLY HERE Via our colleagues at the Funders Collaborative on Youth Organizing Dear Friends and Allies, We are living through a pivotal historical period full of exciting opportunities for social change as well as grave threats to democracy… More
Today our Week of Action wraps up with a Juvenile Justice Month event in Chicago, IL with MomsRising from 12pm-2pm at Middle Brow Bungalow at 2840 W Armitage Ave. There will be free brunch, coloring books, t-shirts, face painting and… More
Today is our Week of Action National Event in Las Vegas! Our member HEROES will host our ‘ESSA Action! A National Conversation on How We Educate Students and Stop Arrests. DSC members from 8 states will be in Las Vegas… More
We’re gearing up for a big weekend, and today on social media we are using #DSCWoA2019 #EngageforEdEquity to focus on improving school climate and fully implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act (“ESSA”). Local Events on October 25th Las Vegas, NV… More
We’re keeping the momentum going today both on the ground and on social media. We’ve got events in 6 cities today, and our youth members are leading a twitter townhall TODAY at 6pm est/5pm cst/4pm mst/3pm pst. Use… More
As apart of our National Week of Action Against School Pushout, we are excited to share a new resource with you, the revised DSC Model Code on Education and Dignity. The Model Code presents a set of… More
Today we ask members and allies to participate in our federal Action Alert to Tell Congress: Stop putting police in schools, invest in supports to help students thrive! Follow and share this link: http://bit.ly/WoA2019Alert. On social media we also… More
During our National Week of Action, we asking for your support to let our Senators and Representatives know that we don't want our nation's youth to be punished and criminalized in school. To support this action, fill in your name… More
DSC members in eight states hold events today during our Week of Action Against School Pushout. On social media we are using #TellTheTruthMonday #EducateStudentsStopArrests #DSCWoA2019 and focusing on our second demand: Stop the arrest, school removal and pushout of Black… More