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Immigration

Early Steps Forward

Fifty years after Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) was founded, some of CDF’s marks of impact go all the way back to the beginning.

October 27, 2023

Education

CDF Welcomes Scholastic’s Decision to Discontinue Its Effort to Appease Supporters of Book Bans in America’s Schools

Last night, multiple news organizations reported Scholastic would reverse its decision from just days ago to allow elementary schools to exclude certain books with racial or LGBTQ-related content from their book fairs

October 25, 2023 | National

Education

CDF Leaders Call on Scholastic to Reverse Its Decision to Appease Supporters of America’s Growing Book Ban Surge

This week, multiple news organizations reported Scholastic would allow elementary schools to exclude certain books with racial or LGBTQ-related content from their campus book fairs.

October 25, 2023 | National

Honoring a Long Fight for Truth and Justice

On October 9, Hughes Van Ellis, who was one of the last three known survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, passed away at age 102. In a statement after he passed away, Oklahoma State Rep. Regina Goodwin said, “Two days ago, Mr. Ellis urged us to keep fighting for justice. In the midst of his death, there remains an undying sense of right and wrong.”

October 20, 2023

Youth Justice

Policymakers, Non-Profit Organizations, and Community Members Will Gather to Discuss Best Practices to Dismantle School-to-Jail Track

Children’s Defense Fund-California has partnered with Art for Healing & Justice Network, the Collective for Liberatory Lawyering, and Youth Justice Coalition – collectively The StoryMapping Team – to stop California’s increasingly alarming school-to-jail track.

October 16, 2023 | California

Child Welfare

O God of All Children

At a moment of unspeakable terror, horror, violence, and despair, Scripture and prayers are often the first words that rise. I offer again a prayer to the God of all children.

October 13, 2023

Service Announcements

Children’s Defense Fund Names Rev. Dr. Cheryl Cook-Posley National Director of Movement Building

Washington, DC— Rev. Dr. Cheryl Cook-Posley will serve as Children’s Defense Fund’s new National Director of Movement Building. CDF President and CEO Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson selected Cheryl Cook-Posley to take over the position after a nationwide search.

October 6, 2023 | National

More Lessons in Leadership

Every time there is a new debate over political leadership it is worth returning to the examples we want to see.

October 6, 2023

Service Announcements

Marguerite Casey Foundation’s Dr. Carmen Rojas Takes Helm as Children’s Defense Fund Board Chair

On October 4, 2023, Dr. Carmen Rojas ascended to the Chair of Children’s Defense Fund’s Board of Directors.

October 5, 2023 | National

Dr. John Stanford Named State Director of Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio

Columbus, OH—Longtime education professional Dr. John Stanford will serve as the next State Director of Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio. The decision to name Stanford as head of Children’s Defense Fund’s Columbus-based office follows a nationwide search.

October 3, 2023 | Ohio