Save our Schools - SE/NE (SOS) is a grassroots non-profit organization of District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) parents, students, teachers, school workers, and public school supporters working to achieve equity in the funding of neighborhood public schools. We believe that public education, best embodied in the quality neighborhood school down the street, is a cornerstone of a democratic and just society. The District of Columbia’s unique political status, allowed Congress to force first charter schools (in 1996) and then vouchers (in 2004) on an unwilling citizenry. These efforts toward privatization masquerading as reform have drained not just funding, but also political will and action, rendering public school advocates frustrated and voiceless. Our primary mission is to re-energize public school advocacy at the grassroots and institutional levels through coalition building with like-minded groups at the local and national levels, and through public information campaigns, political activism and, when necessary, legal action.

Save Our Schools Coalition

The Save Our Schools Coalition is a Washington DC based all-volunteer group of teachers, parents, students and community activists, and is a collaborative effort among members of Save Our Schools, the Full Funding Coalition, and the Mobilization for Global Justice. The Coalition was formed to hold public teach-ins and protests to increase public awareness about the ways that charter schools are hurting traditional public schools here in Washington DC and throughout the U.S.

Join Us!

We need your ideas and energy! If you would like to join Save Our Schools, contact us at 202-521-0377 or info@saveourschoolsdc.org. Let us know if you want to join our listserve, volunteer, start coming to meetings, or any other thoughts or questions you have.