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Paying Rent Through Service

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Sharde Chapman

Freedom Schools with the Children’s Defense Fund The Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools program is a summer literacy program that mostly, but not exclusively, serves children of color in low-income communities. The program seeks to instill the love of … Continue reading →

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Taking Back Our Education

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Scott Rossiter

The Rising Cost of College Tuition I recently overheard a father discussing college tuition and loans with his son. “When I was in college, I just took a summer job to pay my tuition,” the father earnestly argued. He was … Continue reading →

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Into the Words…Recalling Our History

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Eileen Lindner

The Domestic Expression of “Educate a Child: Transform the World” To learn more about and participate in the domestic component of this initiative, go to pcusa.org/child. The 221st General Assembly (2014) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), in a very welcome … Continue reading →

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Her Voice Matters

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Carol Ferguson

Women’s Colleges and Female Empowerment The tragedy of my educational history is not that in some middle school classroom, the twin pressures of puberty and a plummeting self-esteem finally forced me into silence. The tragedy is that no one noticed. … Continue reading →

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