Padres
Unidos (Parents United) started as a grassroots parent and student organization
dedicated to achieving high quality education
for all children
in the Denver Public Schools through institutional reform and a strong community
voice in the schools. “Education is a right, not a privilege,” has
served as the organization’s guiding principle. Through the empowerment,
training and active leadership of low-income parents and students of color,
Padres has grown since 1991 into a national model for organizing for school
site-based change and system-wide educational excellence.
With roots in the struggle for educational justice, Padres has evolved into a multi-issue organization that is led by people of color who fight for educational equity, student rights and justice for immigrant peoples. Padres Unidos challenges the root cause of discrimination, racism and inequity by exposing the economic, social and institutional basis for injustice as well as developing effective strategies and tactics to change it. Padres Unidos empowers parents and students to organize, develop new leadership, and address these issues...