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 ...

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 ...

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, ...