C4C’s K–12 organizing work is focused on building student, family, educator, and community power to defend and strengthen public education across Washington State. In partnership with Public School Strong (PSS), this work connects local organizing efforts around school funding, immigrant student protections, racial equity, freedom to learn, and safe, inclusive schools.
Because the vast majority of community college students come through our public K–12 system, we understand public education as one connected pipeline. Attacks on K–12 schools — including privatization, censorship, underfunding, and attacks on immigrant and LGBTQ+ students — impact higher education, our communities, and our democracy.
This organizing work is about more than responding to immediate threats. It is about building long-term community leadership, strengthening statewide organizing infrastructure, and creating public education systems that are fully funded, equitable, and accountable to our communities.
Find Organizing Efforts Near You
Connect with local organizing efforts, school communities, students, parents, and educators working to protect and strengthen public education in Washington State.
Public Education Organizing Toolkit
This toolkit supports students, families, educators, and community members interested in organizing locally around public education issues. It includes guidance on building local teams, organizing community meetings, engaging school boards, identifying local issues, supporting immigrant students, and connecting K–12 organizing to higher education advocacy.
The toolkit is designed to help communities move from concern to collective action while building long-term organizing capacity and statewide solidarity.
Organize in Your Community
C4C teams and community members can organize local meetings, school board engagement efforts, student-led actions, voter engagement events, storytelling projects, and campaigns focused on protecting public education.
Strong organizing starts with relationships, shared vision, and collective action rooted in local communities.
Take Action
Help build a stronger movement for public education in Washington State. Start a local organizing effort, support immigrant students and families, host a community conversation, recruit volunteers, or connect with others organizing in your area.