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 ...

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 Gehr ...

In "Freedom Writers," Hilary Swank plays a bright-eyed, enthusiastic teacher who skips into a slummy, scummy school crawling with seemingly impenetrable gangster kids. Through psychology and bizarre ...

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 portray ...

In a recent news release published by the Issaquah School District, Austin Clausius described how the incarcerated at Echo Glen Children's Center are learning about freedom through a program that ...

Paramount Pictures and ASU Web Devil invite you and a guest to a special advance screening of Freedom Writers. When: Thursday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m. Where: Harkins Centerpoint 730 S. Mill Ave. Tickets are ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. Two Long Beach men have been charged with the murder of an actor who was gunned down two years ago shortly after he ended filming for "Freedom Writers," authorities said. Armand Jones, ...

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