Parents, educators, and students around the country are organizing to strengthen our public schools so that all children can thrive.
Who We Are
Public School Strong is a national campaign with one simple goal. We’re convincing local policymakers that every child — regardless of zip code, race, gender or ethnicity — deserves to have equitable access to quality public schools that don’t discriminate.
Public School Strong is led by every day parents, educators, and students in public schools around the country – not by wealthy individuals fueling division for political gain.
What We Do
We support public education that respects and celebrates all identities, utilizes a rich variety of age-appropriate books, and supports our educators’ freedom to teach the truth about our past and present so students can shape a better future.
Public School Strong — started by parents, educators, and students in North Carolina — is expanding to public school districts in Tennessee, Virginia, Ohio, and beyond.
How We Work
Build
We build volunteer organizing teams who want to promote and strengthen our public schools
Learn
We help people learn how to talk to policymakers and advocate for public education
Grow
We build community power in local public school districts that translates into statewide power
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Take the Public School Strong Pledge!
Extremists are intensifying their attacks on public education – but communities across the country are organizing to protect and strengthen their public schools!
Public School Strong parents, educators, students, and community members believe that public education is the foundation of a just, multiracial democracy. We are coming together and committing to:
- Advocate for honest, equitable, and fully funded public education in our communities, in our states, and nationally
- Organize to get more people involved and deepen our own learning about equity and racial justice
- Defend against those who would use divisive narratives for their own political gain–whether they are harmful narratives about people of color (Black and Indigenous people in particular), immigrants, LGBTQ people, people who are disabled, and other marginalized groups
- Build a just, multiracial democracy so that every person has the freedom to thrive
