Education Justice Coalition of San Diego

The Education Justice Coalition of San Diego is a community and labor coalition that campaigns for the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) to allocate resources and support communities in the implementation of well-resourced, community-centered, anti-racist and democratically-run schools. Education justice in SDUSD means that underserved communities receive equitable resources, create community partnerships, and foster the self-empowerment necessary to support student learning, strong families and thriving communities. We began this work as the Community Schools Coalition and succeeded in winning the establishment of community schools at SDUSD in 2020. In addition to our current focus on family and community engagement which is one of the core pillars of community schools, we are committed to tracking the District’s progress on community schools and to ensuring the district maintains fidelity to the pillars as laid out in the 2020 and 2023 community schools resolutions.

We Can’t Wait
Community priorities are a key part of SDEA's "We Can't Wait" campaign, which is part of a statewide coordinated bargaining campaign with over 30 other locals.

Community Schools
This collaboration began as the Community Schools Coalition, which succeeded in winning the establishment of community schools at SDUSD in 2020.
Current EJC Partners:
- Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) San Diego
- Alliance San Diego
- Center on Policy Initiatives
- Interfaith Worker Justice
- San Diego Education Association
- Wesley House Student Residence
- Youth Will
Interested in getting involved? Have any questions? Reach out to Sarah Darr, SDEA’s liaison to the Education Justice Coalition: darr_s@sdea.net
See recent examples of SDEA’s work with EJC partners:
February 25, 2026
Legal Observation Trainings
February 3, 2026
A big win: Workforce housing!
January 24, 2026
Jan 27 Rally: Time’s Up!
January 20, 2026
Feb 5 – Education, not Deportation: ICE out of San Diego!
January 12, 2026
Organize with your community: Community Organizing Training
November 4, 2025
People Over Billionaires: Dec 6!
October 10, 2025
Report: Community Schools pay off for students!
June 18, 2025
Housing Justice & Stability for All
May 12, 2025
San Diego: Fight For Schools on May 17!
News
February 25, 2026
2025-2027 Contract Resources
Tentative Agreement: 2025-2027 SDEA Collective Bargaining Agreement
February 25, 2026
Legal Observation Trainings
Important opportunity from our community partners: This March, access in person or online Legal Observation Trainings led by local attorneys and facilitated…
February 24, 2026
Special Education Survey
Special Education data to help hold the District accountable: We’ve won promises of more enforceable, sustainable Special Education staffing, but we know we…
February 24, 2026
TA Highlight: Fixes for Special Education
We won a settlement on our Unfair Labor Practice over Special Education staffing. So what does that mean? For years, Special Education in San Diego Unified…
February 20, 2026
We won a union contract… now we vote on it!
We did it! Back in Fall 2024, SDEA members collectively decided on priorities for our next contract. After sixteen intense bargaining sessions and nearly a…















