Tag: Children’s Defense Fund

  • Nation & World

    Working with low-income children rewrites her story

    After an internship with the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom Schools changed her life, Nicole Powell changed her trajectory and headed for Harvard Divinity School.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Recipe for children’s success spelled out by expert panelists

    Pathways exist for children to succeed in life, confirmed a group of researchers, policymakers, lawyers, and educators gathered at the Harvard Graduate School of Education on April 10. However, they acknowledged that obstacles may stand in the way.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Inspiring women

    “Inspiring Change, Inspiring Us” is a series of portraits on view at Harvard Law School through March 14 in honor of International Women’s Day.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    A focus on violence

    During remarks at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Marian Wright Edelman, president and founder of the Children’s Defense Fund, addressed ways to combat violence in schools.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    More roads to travel

    In an Askwith Forum address, longtime children’s advocate Marian Wright Edelman said there are still many reasons to be alarmed at the grim landscape facing many African-American and Latino children, with 80 percent reaching high school without reading proficiency.

    3 minutes