Child Watch® Column
CDF founder and lifelong advocate for children and youth Marian Wright Edelman shares her perspective on current events.
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Holding a Vision
A few months before the National Museum of African American History and Culture’s official opening in September 2016, Dr. Rex M. Ellis, the museum’s founding Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs, spoke to college-aged servant-leaders who were preparing to teach in Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools® summer programs. …
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A Solemn Anniversary
This week was the solemn 80th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the first and only time nuclear weapons have been used in war. …
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Early Childhood
The Best of What Education Can Be
The CDF Freedom Schools model is indeed designed to light a spark and be an example of the best of what education can be. CDF Freedom Schools sites provide summer and after-school enrichment through a research-based and multicultural program model that supports students, or “scholars,” in grades K-12 and their families. …
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Education
“Strong Schools Brighter Futures!”
More than 12,000 scholars in CDF Freedom Schools programs participate in National Day of Social Action, a collective organizing effort centered around CDF’s mission to build community so young people grow up with dignity, hope, and joy.…
Marian Wright Edelman
Marian Wright Edelman is a lifelong advocate for disadvantaged Americans and is the Founder and President Emerita of Children’s Defense Fund (CDF). Under her leadership, CDF has become the nation’s strongest voice for children, youth, and families.
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