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The fundamental goal of the Freedom Schools of the 1960s was to provide quality education for all students, to motivate active civic engagement, and to empower disenfranchised communities. The renowned and progressive curriculum of Freedom Schools allowed students of all ages to experience a new and liberating form of education that directly related to the imperatives of their lives, their communities, and the Freedom Movement.

The Phillip Jackson Freedom Schools Grant will establish a Freedom School network to supplement the learning taking place in public schools by creating programs with a mission to improve the odds for children in poverty. Freedom Schools will provide activities and support using a research-based and multicultural curriculum for disenfranchised communities most affected by the opportunity gap and learning loss caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and by expanding the teaching of African American history, developing leadership skills, and providing an understanding of the tenets of the civil rights movement.

** Proposal extended to May 6​, 2022, 4:30 p.m.**

• FY22 Philip Jackson Freedom School Grant Award Posting​
  
• Phillip Jackson Freedom Schools RFP
  
• Phillip Jackson Freedom Schools RFP Attachments
• RCDTS Lookup
• March 17, 2022 Technical Assistance Session​
• Phillip Jackson Freedom Schools RFP Webinar Recording​​
  
• Phillip Jackson Freedom Schools RFP Presentation​
• FAQ​​​
  

• IES Practice Guide on Out-of-School Time
• Integrating Expanded Learning and School Reform
• UCLA After-School Programs and Addressing Barriers to Learning​
• OST- Partnerships for Learning Report​