Michelle Pfeiffer’s done it. Morgan Freeman, Edward James Olmos and even Sydney Poitier have done it. Now Hilary Swank does her own "To Sir with Dangerous Minds that Lean on Me and Stand and ...

Educator and writer Erin Gruwell, the author of a book that inspired the academy award-winning movie, “Freedom Writers,” aims to be a catalyst for change. She will share her experiences as a teacher ...

Based on a true story, detailed in the book The Freedom Writers Diary — How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them, the film is about the program and ...

TAMMS, Ill. -- Students in Amy Sitton's English classes at Egyptian High School in Tamms know well the story of Erin Gruwell and her students. They've read her book. They watched Hilary Swank ...

Last month, I wrote about a Crete student whose essay on mental health was published in "Dear Freedom Writers," the newly released sequel to the original "Freedom Writers Diary." The student ...

Students raise $7,050 to bring Freedom Writers to schools Paul Smith, Jodi Gehr and their students sent letters to businesses, held fund raisers and sold T-shirts. In the end, they raised $7,050.

The book was “Freedom Writers Diary” by Erin Gruwell. The board also banned “Crown of Midnight” by Sarah Maas and put “Heir of Fire” by Maas on a list that requires parental permission.

When “The Freedom Writers Diary” was first published in 1999, Gruwell expected only she and her students and their families would read it, but it ended up becoming a New York Times Best Seller.

Goose Creek High School language arts teacher Mahwish McIntosh is among 150 teachers from across the U.S. and Canada who provided a voice for Teaching Hope: Stories from the Freedom ...

Gruwell wrote "The Freedom Writers Diary," the book that was made into a movie starring Hilary Swank. Gruwell, now president of the Freedom Writers Foundation, and motivational speaker Ken Johnson ...

At first, some at Lincoln Southeast High School were skeptical. Do you really think you can raise $6,000 to bring two of the original Freedom Writers to speak here? Undeterred, Paul Smith, Jodi ...