“Give Light and People Will Find the Way”
Earlier this year, members of the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools® team and other colleagues had opportunity to attend a training session near the [...]
Read MoreOlive Wright Covington: Sister, Teacher
If one word describes me, it would be TEACHER. —Olive Wright Covington This summer my big sister Olive Wright Covington passed away. Olive was a [...]
Read MoreThe Little Rock Nine Anniversary: “Silence is Not an Option”
In September 1957, nine Black teenagers started the new school year and changed history. Minnijean Brown, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Thelma Mothershed, Melba Pattillo, Gloria [...]
Read MoreFinishing Summer the CDF Freedom Schools® Way
Thousands of students who attended Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools® summer enrichment programs this year are now headed back to school armed with the [...]
Read More“We Belong in History”
History is important. If you don’t know history it is as if you were born yesterday. And if you were born yesterday, anybody up there [...]
Read MoreEncouraging Teachers
“Teaching children may be the highest way to seek God. It is, however, also the most daunting way, in the sense of the greatest responsibility.” [...]
Read MoreA Fantastic, Terrific, Great Summer
“Freedom School, how do you feel? “Fantastic! Terrific! GRRRREAT! All! Day! Long!” If you heard a call-and-response chant like this, you might be sitting in [...]
Read MoreYoung Leaders Making a Difference
When President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Atlanta recently to address the urgent need for voting rights legislation, they chose to [...]
Read MoreTraining Excellent Teachers
“It’s about culturally responsive instruction and pedagogy . . .When they come into the classroom, each student has genius-level talent. Culturally, if you meet them [...]
Read MoreBridging Gaps This School Year
“To America’s children, families, and educators, the last two school years have not gone the way you planned. You’ve missed chances to connect, share, and [...]
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