From ‘Red Sprouts’ to school board races, DSA’s years-long effort to reach children gains momentum
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is taking its message into classrooms, childcare programs and school boards, urging organizers to approach childcare “from a socialist perspective” through initiatives such as Socialist Sprouts, and it’s been an initiative for years, a parental-rights watchdog warns.
In New York City, the DSA’s “Red Sprouts” program held a training session in October 2026 to equip organizers to provide “resistance-driven childcare” at demonstrations, meetings and community events.
The training encouraged participants to incorporate political themes into childcare through “radical storytelling,” “cooperative games” and age-appropriate discussions.
“There’s been a real influx in enthusiasm and their ability and desire to recruit and grow their movement,” American Parents Coalition leader Alleigh MarrĂ© told Fox News Digital. “What’s particularly concerning and insidious, is their direct efforts to apply that to not just adults, but to youth.”
MarrĂ© said the American Parents Coalition is working to equip parents with resources to identify and question political activism in schools, including through its “Lookout” initiative.
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