GREENSBORO, N.C. -- One of the original 'Freedom Writers' whose story is told in part in the 2007 hit movie "Freedom Writers" spoke to Guilford County Schools leaders and parents during a Guilford ...

Freedom Writers (opening January 5 throughout San Diego) is based on the true story of Long Beach high school teacher Erin Gruwell and the at-risk students she taught in room 203. Their success story ...

“Freedom Writers” does for the 2000’s what “Stand and Deliver” did for the 1980’s except with less fun, not as many life lessons, and more drama. The basic concept behind “Freedom Writers” is that ...

For reviews of "Freedom Writers" and the weekend's other new movies, see today's 7 section. When Hilary Swank isn’t acting, she stays busy reading. “I read so many scripts,” says the two-time Oscar ...

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 ...

Another movie about a well-meaning, white-bread teacher thrust among the savages? No, not by a long shot. Although "Freedom Writers" is the latest in a long line of saint-saves-students stories, it ...