CFJ Vision For Education

(Developed by the youth members of Californians for Justice)

• We believe in public schools that empower youth with knowledge, skills, and hope, because education is liberation.
• We believe in an education system that provides qualified and diverse teaching staff to open the minds of youth, and school resources to open the doors to opportunities.
• We believe in fighting for the rights of students of color, low-income students, immigrant students, LGBT students, and their families so that we can achieve justice in our schools.
• We believe that youth, parents, and communities deserve the power to participate in the collective pursuit of a quality education.

Developing skills and gaining a voice.

Lack of access to quality education handicaps the future of too many youth in California. CFJ challenges the unequal access to education by working to create change at the school level and the state level. CFJ student members develop solutions for problems and then run campaigns to turn those solutions into concrete action.

CFJ also leads the Campaign for Quality Education, a statewide alliance of over 100 organizations which works to make policy changes that will improve schools throughout the state.