Sentences with phrase «documentaries about the charter»

They are the ones who are the subject of documentaries about the charter school revolution.

Matt Damon — who narrates the documentary about charter schools, will be among the panel discussants after the film.

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You don't have to be an aficionado of the art form known as stepping to find the crowd - pleasing appeal in this documentary about the female step team at an inner - city Baltimore charter school that becomes a safe haven for teenagers amid volatility in their families and community.

The Harvard Graduate School of Education faculty members participating in an Askwith Forum panel discussing the controversial documentary Waiting for «Superman» expressed mixed emotions about the film's emphasis on charter schools and teachers unions, and agreed it's a small glimpse of a large and complicated education problem.

Walden Media produced Waiting for Superman, a documentary about families trying to get their kids into charter schools.

Over 150 parents, teachers and community members showed up at the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers offices on Tuesday night to see a free screening of Backpack Full of Cash, the documentary about the growth of the charter industry in the U.S. Pittsburgh has a growing charter sector, with about 11 % of students attending charter schools.

Waiting for charter schools The much - buzzed about documentary «Waiting for Superman» argues convincingly for public - education solutions that include charter schools

The WBD movie is produced by the same company that produced the controversial documentary «Waiting for Superman,» which put teachers in a very bad light and presented false and misleading information about charter schools, which overall have not had any better track record in the US than regular schools.

In the opening minutes of the new education «reform» documentary Waiting For Superman, director Davis Guggenheim has a moment of candor about the charter schools he hails as a panacea for urban education — he admits that most of them are not exactly getting extraordinary results.

Chicago's Polaris Charter Academy, led by New Leaders Michelle Navarre and Roel Vivet, featured in Think It Up, a documentary about innovative schools that aired on NBC, CBS and ABC.

This hour - long feature documentary, Consider The Alternative provides viewers with a balanced understanding of publicly - funded charter schools from those who can speak about it best: charter school supporters, public school teachers and administrators, members of the legislature, the Nebraska State Board of Education and a parent moving through the education system.