Submitted by sam on Thu, 07/24/2008 – 16:06.
Gerlma Johnson is the principal of the Charles Drew Academy in Detroit, Michigan. As a member of the Five Freedoms Project’s inaugural class of Leadership Fellows, Gerlma represents a new generation of school leaders who share a vision of education in which all children are given the skills and self-confidence they need to be seen and heard in meaningful, responsible ways — both in school and throughout their lives.