Today we will focus on #DSCWoA2017 National Demand #3: Stop arresting and pushing out Black students and other students of color, LGBTQ youth, students that are homeless, and students with disabilities at higher rates. Here are some… More
Thank you to our New Orleans member organizations and national partners for hosting an amazing national event in New Orleans over the last two days, featuring a Critical Conversation on Race and Racism in Education, with keynote speaker… More
DSC is holding part-two of our national event today--Crisis in Education Tribunal: Putting the New Orleans School System on Trial--from 4:00pm to 8:00pm at First Unitarian Universalist Church of New Orleans 5212 S. Claiborne Ave New Orleans, LA… More
Today is our national event in New Orleans! DSC members and allies are convening for a two-day event in partnership with the Communities for Just Schools Fund (CJSF), Families and Friends of Lousiana’s Incarcerated Children (FFLIC),… More
DSC takes to Twitter for the second day of the 2017 Week of Action, you can follow #DSCWoA2017 #EdIsAHumanRight to join in! We will engage in Q & A about school pushout and cultural resistance in education. We… More
Our 8th Annual National Week of Action Against School Pushout kicks off today! Our theme this year is Education is a Human Right! We Will Not Give Up the Fight! Throughout the week our members will hold actions and community… More
Youth are taking on new roles and opportunities within Dignity in Schools Campaign. The need for deeper youth engagement and leadership has been building momentum in DSC for many years now, and the tipping point came when the youth at… More
As feared, the Trump Administration has announced that it will end an Obama Executive Order (EO) which placed some limits on a program that distributed free military equipment to local police departments, including those in school districts (known as the… More
Jackson, Mississippi - Today, the Dignity in Schools Campaign (DSC), NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), and local advocates announced their recommendations for Mississippi’s draft state education plan, which will be submitted on September 18th to the U.S.… More
DSC Member Blog Post by Jaleel Francis Jaleel Francis a Junior at Innovation Diploma Plus and an Advocacy Intern at the Children’s Defense Fund-New York. Discipline is not synonymous with punishment. True discipline is not condemning one for their behavior,… More