Press & Updates

Words matter; what we say and how we say them carries weight.  We say we condemn the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many more to count. When we condemn institutional violence that harms Black and brown people, are we saying everything we need to?  When we say that […]

[This is the second part in a two part series on our team coming to grips with the implication of COVID-19 for two impacted communities. See first post here.] This is happening right now: An Asian Woman in New York had acid thrown on her.  She now has chemical burns on her face and body.  Law […]

[This is the first part in a two part series on our team coming to grips with the implication of COVID-19 for two impacted communities.] Scary times surround us. News of friends and family, of colleagues and partners, or supporters and contacts can bring on anxiety, grief, anger, and fear.Over the past couple of days […]

A New Normal And just like that, the world has changed. In the midst of COVID-19, we know your needs are varied and disparate but one thing we consistently hear from members is that they value talking to each other. Our team has found meaning and connection through daily 30-minute huddles. We want to open […]

Dear DCSC Members- Our thoughts are with you and your students, staff and families during this unsettling time. While we are not experts in disease mitigation, virtual learning or located in each geographic context of coalition schools, we want to serve our community in this time by sharing a few resources that we have found over […]

6 Things To Know About #DCSC2020 “Thank you so much for this opportunity. I am a better leader as a result of what I learned. I cannot wait to start engaging my school in these critical conversations and use what I learned to make [my school] more inclusive and equitable.” -School Leader on 2019 Annual […]

It should be noted that four of five trends identified by Dana Goldstein are grounded in inequities and access: widening achievement gaps, weighting college access, curtailing charter schools and addressing segregation. These issues aren’t new but are now garnering more attention and focus – and rightly so.  From our perspective at the [...]