Schools and Communities United
Coalition Sign-on Statement
 
Schools and Communities United is a coalition to defend and improve our public schools in Wisconsin, particularly Milwaukee. It is comprised of community, educator, civic, student, labor and religious organizations.
 
Our core principles:
  1. Education is a civil right and a public responsibility. A strong public education system is the foundation of our democracy, of equal opportunity, and of an economy that works for all.
  2. All schools receiving public tax dollars should be constituted democratically, operated transparently, respectful of anti-discrimination/free speech/due process rights, and be fully accountable to the public that pays for them.
  3. The state government of Wisconsin has the legal obligation, and is the primary agent, to provide equal access to regardless of race, class, gender, primary language, ability, special education needs, sexual orientation, immigration status or geography.
  4. We oppose school privatization, whether through private voucher schools or privately run charters.
  5. We respect democracy. The parents and families, students and educators in our public schools, in collaboration with their communities, play an essential role in developing the solutions to our educational challenges.
  6. All children deserve quality classrooms, from early childhood education, to a culturally relevant curriculum, to fully certified educators, to the right to learn two languages.
  7. All children deserve a safe school environment; career, college and civic readiness; after school programs, and wrap-around social services, 

Schools and Communities United Partners


9to5 Wisconsin
AFSCME Local 33 and 47
ACLU of Wisconsin
Centro Hispano
Educators Network for Social Justice
Institute for Womens' Future
LGBT Community Center
Milwaukee Inter-city Congregations Allied for Hope (MICAH)
Milwaukee Teachers Education Association (MTEA)
Milwauke Turners
NAACP- Milwaukee
Occupy Riverwest
Opt-Out Milwaukee
Overpass Light Brigade
Parents for Public Schools- Milwaukee
Journey 4 Justice Alliance
South East United Educators
Voces de la Frontera
Wisconsin Association of Bilingual Education
Wisconsin Coalition for Retirement
Wisconsin Voices
Women Committed to an Informed Community
​Young People's Resistance Committee (YPRC)
​Youth Empowered in the Struggle (YES)

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