The Local/State Working Group is a space for organizers, students, parents, advocates and educators working for local and state policy change to end school pushout.

The goals of the working group are to:

1. Support and connect local organizing campaigns around pushout;
2. Connect local campaigns to federal legislative work on pushout, especially ESEA/NCLB reauthorization.

The Working Group meets once a month by teleconference. 

To learn more or get involved, please contact info@dignityinschools.org.

Current Projects:

Week of Action on School Pushout

Solutions Not Suspensions: A Call for a Moratorium on Out-of-School Suspensions

Model Code on Education and Dignity

Days at the Capitol III 2011

Days at the Capitol II 2011

Days at the Capitol I 2010

School Pushout Storybank

News:

DSC Statement on the DOE’s Proposed Priorities for the Teacher Incentive Fund 3/30/12

Report Back from the DSC Days at the Capitol 2011 5/10/11

Week of Action Highlights: Itta Bena, MS and Chicago, IL 10/20/10

Youth Speak Out Against Zero Tolerance and Offer Positive Solutions 10/18/10

Caps and Gowns, Not Jail Cell Bound: Groups Challenge Pushout in L.A. 10/15/10

Atlanta Parents and Community Members Break Down the Pipeline 10/13/10

While others waited for Superman, DSC got moving 10/4/10

The Feds Agree: “If Students Aren’t In School, They Simply Can’t Learn" 9/28/10