It wasn't hard to dislike outgoing Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. Among many things, DeVos amplified destructive tendencies (gut/privatize/entrench disparities under the guise of ‘efficiency, choice, and support) but was not an aberration for black, brown poor… More
The People’s Think Tank is pleased to release the video of the powerful panel discussion Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: Education Justice in the NOW! Watch and listen to educational justice organizers discuss the impact of COVID-19 and mass antiracist protests… More
November 20th, 2020
Montgomery County, MD -- Two Montgomery County lawmakers are again pushing to remove police officers from public high schools, marking the latest chapter in the suburb’s debate over racial equity and…
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The Dignity in Schools Campaign developed a Model Code on Education and Dignity to show how to create schools that keep protecting students' human rights at the center, whether we are facing a pandemic, a climate emergency, social… More
The Gwinnett Parent Coalition to Dismantle the School-to-Prison Pipeline (Gwinnett SToPP) is hosting an education series on systemic racism in the education system on the second Monday of each month through December. They will be live-streaming on their Facebook… More
It’s another big day for our week of action against school pushout! After a week full of events focusing on our campaigns, tonight we want to showcase our members’ artistry with Poetry 4 the People… More
We’ve had so many amazing events this week and there are still many to come in the remaining days of our Week of Against School Pushout. We are so excited for our Movie NightMore
We’ve got another day packed with events part of the Week of Action Against School Pushout. There are at least seven events being hosted by our members, and this evening we are having a virtual event -
It’s the fifth day of our week of action against school pushout and we are focusing on stopping the arrest, in-person and remote school removal and pushout of Black students, other students of color, LGBTQI youth, homeless students… More
Our week of action continues today with another national virtual event and events in 6 cities, and we are highlighting our national demand: Eliminate policies and practices contributing to surveillance, militarization and criminalization of in-person and remote school… More