California Chapter Holds Inaugural Statewide Parent Organizing Exchange: "Me" to "We" by Maisie Chin, CADRE & DSC CA Strategy Team They began arriving in Fresno, California, the evening of Friday, July 12th. From so many different parts of the state… More
DSC-NY Director Kate McDonough and Educator Becca Polk reflect on the impact big data, algorithms and predictive analytics on our students and in our schools. These reflections come after participating the Twin Cities Innovation Alliance's workshop at the
Lift Us Up, Don't Push Us Out! features voices from the frontlines of a new movement for educational justice that is growing across the United States. Organizers and Activists recount their journeys to movement building, lift up victories and… More
Families and Friends of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children (FFLIC) is a statewide grassroots, multi-generational membership-based organization committed to abolishing all forms of state violence against Black youth -- especially youth in New Orleans -- through transformative organizing, holistic leadership development, and… More
Students, parents, educators and advocates call on the city to invest in guidance counselors, social workers and restorative justice Dignity in Schools Campaign-NY and Allied Organizations Call on Mayor de Blasio to Divest from Criminalization and Invest in Support As… More
For Immediate Release January 28, 2019 Contacts: Marika Pfefferkorn 612.229.4328, Laura LaBlanc 651.263.0739, Laura Jones 612.322.4300 or Jaylani Hussein 612-406-0070 Coalition to Stop the Cradle to Prison Algorithm Celebrates Hard-Won Victory with the Dissolution of Problematic Data-Sharing Agreement; Coalition asks for better… More
One of our members, the Portland Parent Union is in the midst of organizing and advocating against the Portland Public School Board's proposal to pay Portland Police to be in Portland Public Schools. We invite you to join us… More
By Maisie Chin: Despite what feels like the usual last-minute courting of parent support, CADRE parent leaders have elected to stand in solidarity with this strike as an organization. We know that striking teachers and sympathy striking school staff are… More
Greetings! We hope that you are doing well! Our DSC member group Portland Parent Union (PPU) in Portland, OR reached out to ask for DSC's support to oppose a School Board Resolution that just passed for Portland Public Schools to… More
Free Minds, Free People is a national conference presented by the Education for Liberation Network that brings together teachers, young people, researchers, parents, and community-based activists/educators from across the country to build a movement to develop and promote education… More