Dignity in Schools Campaign

Name

Dignity in Schools Campaign

Legal name

Dignity in Schools Campaign

Website

https://dignityinschools.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Dignity in Schools Campaign is a national coalition founded in 2009 that brings together parents, youth, educators, and advocacy groups to end school pushout and dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline through policy advocacy, grassroots organizing, and capacity building.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Court/Community School Programs (Diversion, Probation-Linked, Community Day Schools) (EDAJAEAI), Education in Emergencies (EiE) & Safe Schools (BPADAKAJ)

Keywords

• School discipline reform
• Education justice advocacy
• School pushout prevention
• Youth organizing coalition
• Restorative justice education

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Others, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Foundation grants and donations: DSC operates as a non-profit coalition with funding managed by its anchor organization, Partners for Dignity & Rights (NESRI). Funding supports member organizations, capacity building, and campaign activities including the National Week of Action and Days at the Capitol.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Dignity in Schools Campaign is a national nonprofit coalition that brings together parents, youth, educators, and advocates to end school pushout and dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline. It delivers this mission through campaign platforms (Solutions Not Suspensions, Community Not Cops), an annual National Week of Action mobilization, policy frameworks (Model School Code on Education and Dignity), advocacy tools (Pushout Assessment Checklist), political education resources (DSC Decodes series), and federal policy advocacy.

Product overview

The Dignity in Schools Campaign is a national advocacy coalition rather than a technology product company. Its offerings consist of campaign platforms (Solutions Not Suspensions, Community Not Cops), the annual National Week of Action, educational resources (DSC Decodes series), policy frameworks (Model School Code), and advocacy tools (Pushout Assessment Checklist). The organization provides member support funds and federal policy resources, all focused on ending school pushout and dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline through organizing, advocacy, and capacity-building.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DSC Decodes: Resources for political education and building narrative power, including reports on virtual charter schools, AI, and for-profit tech in schools
• Solutions Not Suspensions
• Community Not Cops
• National Week of Action Against School Pushout
• Dignity in Schools-NY Chapter

Products and services

• Solutions Not Suspensions A grassroots initiative calling for a nationwide moratorium on out-of-school suspensions, promoting positive alternatives to discipline including school-wide positive behavior supports and restorative practices.
• Community Not Cops Platform advocating for police-free schools and reallocation of resources from school policing to supportive services, with downloadable position statements in English and Spanish.
• National Week of Action Against School Pushout DSC's flagship annual mobilization platform featuring locally rooted events including film screenings, community discussions, know-your-rights trainings, teach-ins, and workshops aligned with a unifying national message.
• Model School Code on Education and Dignity Comprehensive model school discipline and education policies organized into chapters covering education, participation, dignity, freedom from discrimination, and data accountability.
• Pushout Assessment Checklist & Campaign Development Guide Companion tool to the Model Code enabling communities to assess schools for pushout risk factors and develop focused campaign demands, based on Youth Participatory Action Research findings.
• DSC Decodes Political education resources including briefs on virtual charter schools, AI and for-profit tech in schools, and narrative power building for education justice.
• Federal Strategies Resources Federal policy advocacy resources including legislative toolkit, Days at the Capitol event coordination, and federal policy recommendations for alternatives to zero-tolerance discipline.
• Member Support Funds Financial support programs including General Member Support (up to $1,000), Week of Action Fund, Coalition Leadership Support Funds, and scholarships to Annual Membership Meetings.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2.8 million students suspended annually addressed through moratorium advocacy
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Partners for Dignity & Rights (Anchor Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners for Dignity & Rights serves as DSC's anchor organization, housing and managing DSC's funding and staff. The organization supervises DSC staff and assists with implementing work plans while administering finances and fundraising.
• NESRI (National Economic and Social Rights Initiative)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNESRI houses and manages DSC funding and staff. The anchor organization representative serves on the Coordinating Committee and supervises staff in collaboration with the Supervision Sub-Committee.
• Over 100 Member OrganizationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDSC member organizations span 25+ states including California, Colorado, Washington D.C., Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. These include youth organizing groups, parent advocacy organizations, education justice alliances, and legal advocacy groups.
• U.S. Department of EducationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDSC engages with the Department of Education during Days at the Capitol events and advocates for policy changes including guidance on school discipline practices under ESSA and civil rights data collection.
• U.S. Congress (House and Senate)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDSC advocates for federal legislative priorities including the Protecting Our Students in Schools Act, Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act, and Keeping All Students Safe Act through Days at the Capitol meetings with representatives.
• Advocating4Kids Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered on research publication 'Advocating While Black: Black Parents' Experiences with Special Education in Virginia' conducted with Howard University's School of Education Leadership and Policy Studies Department.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Advancement Project: A national racial justice organization that runs campaigns on school discipline reform and the school-to-prison pipeline, with direct overlap to DSC's mission and a comparable coalition-and-litigation model.
• Schott Foundation for Public Education: A public education advocacy foundation focused on equity, fair school funding, and ending the school-to-prison pipeline — closely aligned with DSC's grassroots education-justice agenda.
• Opportunity to Learn Campaign: A coalition of civil rights, education, and community organizations working to ensure equitable access to quality public education — explicitly partnered with DSC on the 2012 suspension moratorium call.
• National Center for Youth Law: A legal advocacy organization that advances systemic reform on behalf of children and youth in schools, juvenile justice, and child welfare — overlapping with DSC's legal advocacy and youth-justice orientation.
• Juvenile Law Center: A national public interest law firm advancing the rights and well-being of youth in the child welfare, juvenile justice, and education systems — closely aligned with DSC's youth justice and education advocacy focus.

Others

• Education Law Center:

Broad incumbents

• Children's Defense Fund: A large national child advocacy organization working on child poverty, education, and juvenile justice — overlapping DSC's at-risk youth focus but operating at significantly greater scale and across broader issue areas.
• Southern Poverty Law Center: A major civil rights organization that includes school-to-prison-pipeline work alongside a much broader portfolio of legal and advocacy programs — a broad incumbent in the same rights ecosystem.
• ACLU: The largest US civil rights and liberties organization; its work on student rights, school policing, and disciplinary equity overlaps with DSC's agenda but covers far broader civil liberties issues.

Emerging players

• CADRE (Community Asset Development Re-defining Education): A Los Angeles-based parent organizing and education justice network focused on parent voice in school discipline decisions — a smaller, regionally focused but thematically aligned peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/DignityinSchool
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/DignityInSchools
• Facebookfacebook.com/DignityinSchool
• Instagraminstagram.com/dignityinschools

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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