Paulo Freire claimed that informed citizens are essential to the pursuit of justice. For him, education was inherently political because it fostered self-reflection, autonomy, and critical agency.

Paulo Freire, the radical Brazilian educator, would have turned 103 on September 19, 2024. Freire was not merely an academic; he was a revolutionary, ...

CHICOPEE — After three years at the Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School, Jayla Fisher is reluctantly transferring to the Springfield High School of Science and Technology for her senior year.

Though Paulo Freire migrated only 5.4 miles to the southeast, the school’s new site at 134 Springfield St. in Chicopee put it farther from some students’ home communities.

CHICOPEE — The Board of Trustees at Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School voted to voluntarily surrender its charter to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in ...

CHICOPEE — The trustees of Paulo Freire Charter School resisted calls to surrender its charter in a 3-2 vote in a meeting on Thursday night. “At the end of the day, it is about the students ...

CHICOPEE — Following a disagreement where half the board of trustees for the Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School resigned last month, five remaining members unanimously voted to add two ...

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world –Nelson Mandela Paulo Freire, the radical Brazilian educator, would have turned 103 on September 19, 2025. Freire was ...

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” – Nelson Mandela Paulo Freire, the radical Brazilian educator, would have turned 103 on September 19, 2024.