Overview

The Off School Grounds (OSG) Coalition is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, independent educational organization comprised of respected educators, administrators, clinicians, legal scholars, journalists, and public policy analysts. Our mission is to promote the ethical application of both school and community leadership practices for the betterment of human welfare. We are committed to providing community stakeholders, business leaders, and community leaders with accurate, research-based information about a variety of educational and community- based topics, including eradicating the school to prison pipeline, increasing youth workforce and career readiness, decreasing juvenile recidivism rates, and securing other wrap around services that protect our communities most vulnerable members. Goals: • To develop a coalition among professionals within the national education community, the legal system, the political system and the media to provide professionals and laypersons with accurate information about educational practices. • To conduct research and present our findings that will lead to greater access to the highest quality of education for all youth, regardless of zip code. • To promote community involvement practices for school leaders, educators and school clinicians. • To promote and disseminate high quality research concerning the prevalence and consequences of educational and technological inequities that are commonplace within low- income, underserved communities. • To promote public awareness of effective treatment for the psychological and physiological consequences of interpersonal violence and other traumatic experiences in children and adults residing in low- income, underserved communities. • To provide educators, families, the media, and public policy-makers with the latest educational information about issues which may affect the public health, wellbeing and the safety of society's most vulnerable members, including school-age children and their families.