“EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION THROUGH THE CDF FREEDOM SCHOOLS® PROGRAM”
Close your eyes and think about the words summer school. What comes to mind? If you picture a room full of children clapping, chanting, laughing and [...]
Read More“THE GROWING PROBLEM OF OVER-POLICING OUR SCHOOLS”
Imagine being four years old and put into handcuffs because you and your friend wouldn't take a nap in your pre-K class. Or being five [...]
Read More“REMEMBERING SALLY SMITH, THE PIONEERING ARTS EDUCATOR”
It was a catered evening reception at the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., but this event didn't signal an [...]
Read More“CDF’S 35TH ANNIVERSARY: LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD”
As we all look to a new year and pause to remember the highlights of the last one, the Children's Defense Fund (CDF) is reflecting [...]
Read More“KAUFFMAN FOUNDATION EXPANDS KANSAS CITY CDF FREEDOM SCHOOLS® PROGRAM”
The rows of young people with "Kansas City CDF Freedom Schools" in black letters on their goldenrod T-shirts stood out among the 1,200 mostly college [...]
Read MoreARE WE PREPARING OUR CHILDREN TO LEAD IN SCIENCE?”
On October 4, 1957, history changed with the Soviet Union's successful launch of Sputnik I, the world's first man-made satellite. Americans were alarmed that we [...]
Read More“DR. EVELYNN HAMMONDS, HARVARD COLLEGE’S NEXT DEAN”
This is another one of my Spelman College bragging stories. In March, Harvard University announced the historic appointment of Dr. Evelynn M. Hammonds, a Spelman [...]
Read More“WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN IN PRESIDENT BUSH’S BUDGET?”
When President George W. Bush released his $3.1 trillion Fiscal Year 2009 Federal Budget on February 4, it was a clear statement that he has [...]
Read More“HILDA MASON — EDUCATOR, ACTIVIST AND WASHINGTON, DC’S GRANDMOTHER”
When I think of the many people, of all ages, who became lost or troubled where I grew up in Bennettsville, South Carolina, I also [...]
Read More“EXCELLENCE CHARTER SCHOOL — A MODEL FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT”
One of the greatest life changers is a college education. For so many young people, college is a vehicle that allows them to reinvent themselves [...]
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