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CDF Freedom Schools: Banned Books We Love
March 8th, 2023
Children’s Defense Fund celebrates National Reading Month with our Banned Book Syllabus: Banned Books We Love. Featuring books from the CDF Freedom Schools® Integrated Reading Curriculum (IRC), our Banned Book Syllabus promotes rich, culturally relevant, and high-quality books for young readers of all ages.
Black History Month: Why We’re Defending African American History
February 2nd, 2023
Congress Must Invest in Safe, Healthy, Inclusive Schools
January 21st, 2022
We know school policing and harsh, exclusionary school discipline practices harm students, so we joined 90 civil rights and education organizations to call on Congress to advance critical legislation to provide safe, healthy, and inclusive school climates.

“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 […]
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Olive 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 […]
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The 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 […]
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