JULY 2016
DSC Stands with Movement for Black Lives, Speaks Out Against Militarization of Schools
MAY 2016
DSC Members Convene in LA, Pennsylvania Students Push Back, Boston Students Organize Walkout
APRIL 2016
ESSA Federal Rulemaking, Ohio Pushout Tour, Youth Visit State Capitol
MARCH 2016
Newsletter: ESSA Implementation, #RethinkDiscipline Convening + Member Updates
JANUARY 2016
Newsletter: Members Testify at Federal ESSA Meetings, Watch our Week of Action Highlights Video
DECEMBER 2015
Newsletter: Support DSC this Holiday Season, See Member Updates from New York and Chicago!
NOVEMBER 2015
Newsletter: Over 100 organizations participate in our 6th Annual National Week of Action
SEPTEMBER 2015
Newsletter: Join us for our 6th Annual National Week of Action Against School Pushout
MAY 2015
Newsletter: DSC members convene in Chicago for Annual Membership Meeting
MARCH 2015
FEBRUARY 2015
Newsletter: DSC members headed to DC for Days at the Capitol and School Climate Roundtable
JANUARY 2015
Newsletter: Ringing in the New Year With Our 2015 Week of Action Highlights Video
DECEMBER 2014
OCTOBER 2014
Newsletter: Highlights from our 5th Annual Week of Action Against School Pushout
SEPTEMBER 2014
JULY 2014
Newsletter: DSC members converge in Mississippi for 50th Anniversary of Freedom Summer
MAY 2014
Newsletter: DSC members in Ohio and Oregon Launch Moratorium on Out-of-School Suspensions Campaigns
Newsletter: 60 Year Anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education Ruling
APRIL 2014
Newsletter: Dignity in Schools Campaign Goes to Washington DC!
FEBRUARY 2014
Newsletter: U.S. Departments of Education and Justice Release Federal Guidance on School Discipline
NOVEMBER 2013
Newsletter: DSC Members Meet with Federal Policy Makers
OCTOBER 2013
Newsletter: Highlights from 2013 Week of Action Against School Pushout
SEPTEMBER 2013
Newsletter: Biggest Ever DSC Week of Action Starts Saturday!
AUGUST 2013
Newsletter: Make Your Voice Heard on Office of Civil Rights Data Collection
JULY 2013
Newsletter: National Day of Action on Senate Appropriations
JUNE 2013
MAY 2013
Newsletter: End of Suspensions for Willful Defiance in LA, Yes to Counselors No to Cops
APRIL 2013
MARCH 2013
Newsletter: You Can’t Build Peace with a Piece April 1-5 Week of Action
Newsletter: Reportback from You Can’t Build Peace With A Piece Rally at U.S. Capitol and White House
FEBRUARY 2013
Newsletter: Youth of Color Statement on Gun Violence and School Safety
This e-news features the launch of You Can’t build Peace With A Piece in response to gun violence and misguided school safety policies, DSC’s statement on the White House proposal on gun violence, and the joint issue brief, “Police in Schools Are Not the Answer”.
DECEMBER 2012
12/21: DSC 2012 Reflections: Week of Action Highlights Video, Senate Hearing and More
12/10: Senate Hearing – A Big Day for the Movement to End School Pushout
SEPTEMBER 2012
Newsletter: National Week of Action on School Pushout – Sept 29-Oct 6, 2012
This e-news features a roundup of the 3rd Annual National Week of Action on School Puhout. Click here for links to news coverage, photos and video of the event.
AUGUST 2012
Newsletter: Soutions Not Suspensions & Model Code Launch
This e-news features a roundup of the August 21 launch of Solutions Not Suspensions initiative and the DSC Model Code on Education and Dignity. Click here for links to news coverage, photos and video of the event.
JUNE 2012
Newsletter: Student Suspension Stories & Health Impact of Zero Tolerance Policies
This e-news features a new suspension stories blog created by DSC-NY, a new report co-published by CADRE on the negative health impacts of zero tolerance policies, excellent news from the High HOPES Coalition on their efforts to implement restorative justice in Chicago Public Schools, and more. Click here for upcoming events, including DSC’s webinar on school discipline data from the Office of Civil Rights.
APRIL 2012
Newsletter: School Pushout in Florida; Restorative Justice in Chicago Schools
This e-news features a link to a video documenting the school pushout crisis in Florida, a report on Restorative Justice Practices in Chicago Public Schools, the DSC’s comments on the Department of Education’s Proposed Teacher Incentive Fund, and education news from around the country.
FEBRUARY 2012
Newsletter: Report on Policing in Chicago Schools, Community Forum on Pushout in Louisiana
This e-news features new resources from member groups, links to video footage from a community forum on school pushout featuring members of DSC-Louisiana, information about DSC’s Coordinating Committee, and education news from around the country.
DECEMBER 2011
Newsletter: Annual Membership Meeting & BSAC Video
This e-news features photos from our Membership Meeting and resources from member groups, a video from Boston Student Advisory Council (BSAC) documenting their 3-year campaign to include student feedback in teacher evaluations, and new blog posts on discrimination in school choice, the ineffectiveness of zero tolerance to address bullying, and local efforts to create positive school climates for Louisiana’s youth.
OCTOBER 2011
Newsletter: National Week of Action Roundup
This e-news contains some highlights from this year’s Week of Action, video footage and photos from some of the events, as well as news coverage from around the country.
SEPTEMBER 2011
Newsletter: National Week of Action on School Pushout October 1-8, 2011
We are very pleased to announce that the Dignity in Schools Campaign National Week of Action on School Pushout kicks off this Saturday!
AUGUST 2011
Newsletter: Save the Date! National Week of Action on School Pushout
This e-news features a summary from our July 25-26 Days at the Capitol, information on the Council of State Government’s study on school disciplinary policy in Texas, a report back and video footage from a recent DSC-New York rally and press conference, a new blog post from Annette Fuentes (author of Lockdown High: When The Schoolhouse Becomes a Jailhouse), and more.
JULY 2011
This e-news features new resources on restorative justice and an update from POWER-PAC on their recent victory in Chicago Public Schools and the Juvenile Justice Zine Series. It also includes blog posts on DSC-NY’s recent participation at the “Restoring Community in Schools” conference and on the disproportionate “special education” warehousing of Black and Latino youth.
MAY 2011
Newsletter: New Resources and Blog Posts
This e-news features new resources on restorative justice and an update from POWER-PAC on their recent victory in Chicago Public Schools and the Juvenile Justice Zine Series. It also includes blog posts on DSC-NY’s recent participation at the “Restoring Community in Schools” conference and on the disproportionate “special education” warehousing of Black and Latino youth.
APRIL 2011
Newsletter: Days at the Capitol
April has been a very busy month for the Dignity in Schools Campaign (DSC)! We held our first DSC Days at the Capitol for 2011. On April 10-13 over 50 DSC members and supporters traveled to Washington, DC to meet with their legislators, share their stories, and make their voices heard on Capitol Hill.
MARCH 2011
Newsletter: Announcing our Second Days at the Capitol Event
We are pleased to announce that we will be holding our second Days at the Capitol event this April. We will meet in Washington, DC to engage and strategize around our campaign to end school pushout and ensure that all students are treated with dignity.
NOVEMBER 2009
Newsletter: Convention on the Rights of the Child
Last Friday, November 20, marked the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The Convention establishes universal standards for the human right to education, recognized by countries around the world, which reflect the principles of dignity, full development, equity and participation.
JULY 2009
Newsletter: Recap of Our Conference
Thank you to everyone who participated in the first Dignity in Schools Campaign National Conference on June 5-6, 2009 in Chicago, IL. If you missed the conference, you can watch video of the panel presentations and access conference materials on our website. Read more about the conference below.
