Get Involved
Participate in the movement
Want to find out more about the fight for education justice in your community? We’ve complied a shortlist of organizations across the country that are doing that work. While certainly not an exhaustive list, we see this interactive map as a starting place for those interested in learning more about (and hopefully starting or joining) organizations and coalitions!
National Organizations
- Advancement Project
- Alliance for Educational Justice
- American Civil Liberties Union
- Communities for Just Schools Fund
- Dignity in Schools Campaign
- Genders & Sexualities Alliance Network
- Journey for Justice Alliance
- NAACP Legal Defense Fund
- Schott Foundation for Public Education
Alabama
Arizona
- Puente Youth Movement (Phoenix)
California
- ACLU of Southern California
- Black Organizing Project (Oakland)
- CADRE (Los Angeles)
- Coleman Advocates (San Francisco)
- Dignity in Schools Campaign – California
- Labor Community Strategy Center (Los Angeles)
- Public Counsel
- Sacramento Area Youth Speaks
- Youth Justice Coalition (Los Angeles)
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
- Community Organizing and Family Issues (Chicago)
- Communities United (Chicago)
- Kenwood Oakland Community Organization
- Logan Square Neighborhood Association (Chicago)
- Southwest Organizing Project (Chicago)
- Voices of Youth in Chicago Education (VOYCE)
Louisiana
Maryland
Minnesota
- Twin Cities Innovation Alliance, Minneapolis
Mississippi
- Action Communication and Education Reform, Inc., Duck Hill
- Activists with a Purpose Plus, Grenada
- Nollie Jenkins Family Center, Lexington
- Southern Echo- Jackson, MS
- Sunflower County Parents and Students, Indianola
- Tunica Teens in Action
New York
- African American Policy Forum
- Desis Rising Up and Moving
- Dignity in Schools Campaign – NYC
- Girls for Gender Equity
- Make the Road NY
- National Black Women’s Justice Institute
- Teachers Unite
North Carolina
- Education Justice Alliance (Wake County)
Ohio
- Racial Justice Now! (Dayton)
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Texas
- Texas Appleseed (Austin)
Virigina
Washington D.C.
- Critical Exposure
- Racial Justice Now (DC, Maryland, Virginia Metro Area)
Wisconsin
- Freedom, Inc. (Madison)