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CDF Freedom Schools^® News

Rochester Freedom School is a model for change
March 17, 2012, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

The tireless Marian Wright Edelman
March 14, 2012, Democrat and Chronicle

Pursuing Justice for Children and the Poor Now
March 2, 2012, The Huffington Post

Children's Defense Fund founder urges support for Freedom Schools in Cleveland
October 9, 2011, The Plain Dealer

Gift from The Duke Endowment funds new DukeEngage program in the Carolinas; DukeEngage adds 8 new programs for 2012
October 3, 2011, DukeEngage

Summer Reading Program Ends, but the celebration of learning continues
August 17, 2011, Mark Ridley-Thomas

Local youths gain from, then give back to Freedom Schools
August 8, 2011, The Charlotte Observer

South LA Freedom School students make mark with art
August 6, 2011, Intersections South LA (USC Annenberg School For Communication)

Freedom School Helps Kids Read
August 1, 2011, NBC LA

Love of literacy is a the core of Freedom Schools
July 27, 2011, ColumbusLocalNews.com

Freedom Schools keeps students of all ages during the summer
July 27, 2011, SCNow.com

Freedom School program still teaching Greater Cleveland youths to be leaders
July 23, 2011, The Plain Dealer

Freedom school raises awareness
July 17, 2011, The Bolivar Commercial

Students defend education spending
July 14, 2011, The Columbus Dispatch

Pastors plead: Don't cut aid to the poor
July 13, 2011, The Columbus Dispatch

Kids Tell Lawmakers: "Keep Away from Education Funding"
July 13, 2011, Public News Service

CDF President Marian Wright Edelman and Mary Nell McPherson, Executive Director of Freedom Schools Charlotte, Interviewed on WFAE Charlotte
July 8, 2011, WFAE Charlotte 90.7

Freedom Schools Help Stop Summer Learning Loss
July 7, 2011, WCNC Charlotte

Summer Reading Program Helps Students Learn, Grow
July 5, 2011, WCSC TV Charleston, SC

PRESS RELEASE: Achievement Gaps Symposium on Positioning Young Black Boys For Educational Success
June 14, 2011, Children's Defense Fund

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