It's #TBT! This #BlackHistoryMonth, we encourage you to read this 2024 op-ed for the Richmond Times-Dispatch from #CDFFreedomSchools Director Dr. Kristal Moore Clemons reflecting on the Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision: https://bit.ly/4aiMhh0
February 6, 2026 at 1:30 AM
It's #TBT! This #BlackHistoryMonth, we encourage you to read this 2024 op-ed for the Richmond Times-Dispatch from #CDFFreedomSchools Director Dr. Kristal Moore Clemons reflecting on the Supreme Court's landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision: https://bit.ly/4aiMhh0
“My children are a part of this” | Frankie Bonilla, Executive Director of the Peter Spencer Family Life Foundation CDF Freedom School in Delaware, calls his family's involvement in #CDFFreedomSchools a dream come true. Learn how you can help more youth thrive here: https://bit.ly/4p2w7hc
December 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“My children are a part of this” | Frankie Bonilla, Executive Director of the Peter Spencer Family Life Foundation CDF Freedom School in Delaware, calls his family's involvement in #CDFFreedomSchools a dream come true. Learn how you can help more youth thrive here: https://bit.ly/4p2w7hc
Lizzie McNeill works with #CDFFreedomSchools scholars in the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center in Ohio, helping them find purpose and direction as they pursue their goals. Learn how to support our efforts to bring joy to children across America: https://bit.ly/4p2w7hc
December 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Lizzie McNeill works with #CDFFreedomSchools scholars in the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center in Ohio, helping them find purpose and direction as they pursue their goals. Learn how to support our efforts to bring joy to children across America: https://bit.ly/4p2w7hc
Lifelong Learners | At CDF, we encourage #CDFFreedomSchools scholars and leaders to become civically engaged. As Shea Meminger of Partnership with Children shares, this work is life-changing. Learn how you can support these efforts: https://bit.ly/4p2w7hc
December 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Lifelong Learners | At CDF, we encourage #CDFFreedomSchools scholars and leaders to become civically engaged. As Shea Meminger of Partnership with Children shares, this work is life-changing. Learn how you can support these efforts: https://bit.ly/4p2w7hc
“This is a movement” | Uplift Foundation Freedom School Executive Director Valerie Atkins shares the powerful impact of #CDFFreedomSchools on youth nationwide. Our work at CDF is made possible because of your generosity. Learn how you can help unleash the joy for children: https://bit.ly/4p2w7hc
December 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“This is a movement” | Uplift Foundation Freedom School Executive Director Valerie Atkins shares the powerful impact of #CDFFreedomSchools on youth nationwide. Our work at CDF is made possible because of your generosity. Learn how you can help unleash the joy for children: https://bit.ly/4p2w7hc
It’s #TBT! At CDF, we have hope for all America's children, especially when they're equipped with the knowledge they need to thrive! Check out this clip from 12 years ago, showing our #CDFFreedomSchools staff proving that learning is always cool: bit.ly/3L8aQEL
December 19, 2025 at 2:24 AM
It’s #TBT! At CDF, we have hope for all America's children, especially when they're equipped with the knowledge they need to thrive! Check out this clip from 12 years ago, showing our #CDFFreedomSchools staff proving that learning is always cool: bit.ly/3L8aQEL
As we reflect on the year, we’re thankful to stand with you in Beloved Community, from #CDFHaleyFarm to our #CDFFreedomSchools, as we work to end inequity’s harms and ensure ALL children grow up with dignity, hope, and joy!
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
As we reflect on the year, we’re thankful to stand with you in Beloved Community, from #CDFHaleyFarm to our #CDFFreedomSchools, as we work to end inequity’s harms and ensure ALL children grow up with dignity, hope, and joy!
It’s #TBT! In this season of gratitude, leading up to Thanksgiving, we’re reflecting on our National Day of Social Action, when #CDFFreedomSchools scholars stood up to show “Public Education is a Public Good!” Thank you for fighting for all children’s well-being.
November 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
It’s #TBT! In this season of gratitude, leading up to Thanksgiving, we’re reflecting on our National Day of Social Action, when #CDFFreedomSchools scholars stood up to show “Public Education is a Public Good!” Thank you for fighting for all children’s well-being.
#CDFFreedomSchools make an impact! West Contra Costa Public Education Fund, one of our partner sites, is helping inspire and train the next generation of teachers in the Bay Area and across California. Read more: https://bit.ly/4h6sQuX
California’s after-school programs and summer initiative spawn surprise dividend: new teachers
The principal goal of California's ambitious five-year-old Expanded Learning Opportunities Program was to address learning loss, but it is also turning into a rich source of new teachers.
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October 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
#CDFFreedomSchools make an impact! West Contra Costa Public Education Fund, one of our partner sites, is helping inspire and train the next generation of teachers in the Bay Area and across California. Read more: https://bit.ly/4h6sQuX
“Children need more than occasional inspiration" | We’re grateful to Dr. LaKeshia N. Myers for highlighting #CDFFreedomSchools in the Milwaukee Courier and Madison Times as a way Black churches can strengthen community outreach. Read her piece here: https://bit.ly/4mLQAFV
October 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
“Children need more than occasional inspiration" | We’re grateful to Dr. LaKeshia N. Myers for highlighting #CDFFreedomSchools in the Milwaukee Courier and Madison Times as a way Black churches can strengthen community outreach. Read her piece here: https://bit.ly/4mLQAFV
Whether it’s breaking policy news or stories of joy from #CDFFreedomSchools, we’re here to connect and inspire. Follow us to stay engaged and keep fighting for children.
September 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Whether it’s breaking policy news or stories of joy from #CDFFreedomSchools, we’re here to connect and inspire. Follow us to stay engaged and keep fighting for children.
The deadline is Monday to sponsor a #CDFFreedomSchools site in your community. Together we can create spaces where young people thrive! Copy the links below!
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September 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The deadline is Monday to sponsor a #CDFFreedomSchools site in your community. Together we can create spaces where young people thrive! Copy the links below!
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Apply by Monday to sponsor a #CDFFreedomSchools site in your community. Join us as we build community to ensure young people grow up with dignity, hope, and joy! Copy the links below!
New partners: https://www.tfaforms.com/5078710
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September 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Apply by Monday to sponsor a #CDFFreedomSchools site in your community. Join us as we build community to ensure young people grow up with dignity, hope, and joy! Copy the links below!
New partners: https://www.tfaforms.com/5078710
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September 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
In case you missed it...
#AFleaforJustice was released a week ago.
For more about the book and to order: www.valeriebolling.com/a-flea-for-j...
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#AFleaforJustice was released a week ago.
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Q&A with Valerie Bolling about her new children's picture book, A FLEA FOR JUSTICE.
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September 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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First reading of #afleaforjustice at #OssiningPublicLibrary.
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September 15, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Marian Wright Edelman's awards include the MacArthur Fellowship, the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Marian Wright Edelman founded the Children's Defense Fund in 1973. In 2020, she became president emerita of the organization.
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September 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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September 14, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Fun Fact: Marian Wright Edelman is a civil rights activist who marched with Dr. King
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September 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
#CDFFreedomSchools National Director Dr. Kristal Moore Clemons joined the Advancement Project and partners today to call on education leaders nationwide to protect students from ICE enforcement and racial profiling around schools. Watch the full press conference: bit.ly/45YIioV
September 11, 2025 at 12:25 AM
#CDFFreedomSchools National Director Dr. Kristal Moore Clemons joined the Advancement Project and partners today to call on education leaders nationwide to protect students from ICE enforcement and racial profiling around schools. Watch the full press conference: bit.ly/45YIioV
Summer may be over, but #CDFFreedomSchools work continues. Our #CDFNY team met with partners from Freedom Scholars Learning Center in Rochester, and Red Hook Initiative and St. Paul Community Baptist Church in Brooklyn to strengthen year-round collaboration. Take a look!
September 6, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Summer may be over, but #CDFFreedomSchools work continues. Our #CDFNY team met with partners from Freedom Scholars Learning Center in Rochester, and Red Hook Initiative and St. Paul Community Baptist Church in Brooklyn to strengthen year-round collaboration. Take a look!
Don’t miss this great Delaware Online op-ed by our partners Michelle A. Taylor (United Way of Delaware) & Bernice Edwards (First State Community Action Agency) on how to fight the summer slide. We're grateful they highlighted the impact of our #CDFFreedomSchools! Read it here: https://bit.ly/4lXkkPo
September 4, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Don’t miss this great Delaware Online op-ed by our partners Michelle A. Taylor (United Way of Delaware) & Bernice Edwards (First State Community Action Agency) on how to fight the summer slide. We're grateful they highlighted the impact of our #CDFFreedomSchools! Read it here: https://bit.ly/4lXkkPo
Want to make a lasting impact on kids and teens in your community? Learn how to launch a #CDFFreedomSchools site in 2026! Join our info session TOMORROW to explore how you can get involved. Register to participate: https://bit.ly/4oDG3hS
August 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Want to make a lasting impact on kids and teens in your community? Learn how to launch a #CDFFreedomSchools site in 2026! Join our info session TOMORROW to explore how you can get involved. Register to participate: https://bit.ly/4oDG3hS
Public Education is a Public Good | We’d love to hear from you — how has public education shaped your life or your children’s lives? Share your story in the comments! #CDFFreedomSchools
August 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Public Education is a Public Good | We’d love to hear from you — how has public education shaped your life or your children’s lives? Share your story in the comments! #CDFFreedomSchools