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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New Report Chronicles Los Angeles County’s Systemic Failure to Educate Incarcerated Youth
The Education Justice Coalition (EJC), a consortium of youth advocacy and civil rights groups, today released a new report that examines the historical failures of Los Angeles County’s juvenile detention system and the current conditions that young people incarcerated face.
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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.
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Service Announcements
Children’s Defense Fund-Minnesota, 1,800+ Twin Cities Area Freedom Schools Scholars to Rally at Statehouse in Support of Public Education
On Wednesday, July 23, more than 1,800 young people will gather alongside Children’s Defense Fund-Minnesota (CDF-MN) at the Minnesota State Capitol to rally in support of public education.
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Service Announcements
Children’s Defense Fund-CA, LA Freedom Schools to Host Youth-Led Arts Celebrating Public Education
On Wednesday, July 23, more than 125 young people will gather alongside Children’s Defense Fund-California at the SEED School of Los Angeles County, in South Los Angeles, for a youth-led arts celebration advocating the belief that public education be treated as a public good in America.
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Service Announcements
Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio, Freedom Schools Scholars to Rally at Statehouse
On Wednesday, July 23, more than 200 scholars will gather alongside Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus for a youth-led rally in support of public education.
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Service Announcements
Faith Leaders, Youth Advocates Gather for 2025 Hall-Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry
Hundreds of faith leaders and youth advocates from across the country have gathered in Clinton, Tennessee, to participate in the 2025 Hall-Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry.
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A Time for Good Trouble
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Being Loving Champions for Justice
For people whose hearts are broken by seeing news of parents, families, and children suffering anywhere, this has been a difficult week.
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