And, yes, it’s a familiar template. But here’s the thing: However broadly drawn and predicable it may be, “Freedom Writers” also engages, uplifts and effectively jerks tears.

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 ...

"The Freedom Writers Diary" is co-authored by 150 students — once labeled "at-risk" and "unteachable" in Long Beach, California — who transform their lives through writing.

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

So, come Feb. 20, not two but three Freedom Writers will visit Lincoln Southeast to share their story of hope and determination against all odds. It’s a story Smith’s students know well.