"Waiting for Superman" The Movie: In theaters Sept. 24

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For a nation that proudly declared it would leave no child behind, America continues to do so at alarming rates. Despite increased spending and politicians’ promises, our buckling public-education system, once the best in the world, routinely forsakes the education of millions of children. Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim reminds us that education “statistics” have names: Anthony, Francisco, Bianca, Daisy, and Emily, whose stories make up the engrossing foundation of WAITING FOR SUPERMAN. As he follows a handful of promising kids through a system that inhibits, rather than encourages, academic growth, Guggenheim undertakes an exhaustive review of public education, surveying “drop-out factories” and “academic sinkholes,” methodically dissecting the system and its seemingly intractable problems. However, embracing the belief that good teachers make good schools, and ultimately questioning the role of unions in maintaining the status quo, Guggenheim offers hope by exploring innovative approaches taken by education reformers and charter schools that have—in reshaping the culture—refused to leave their students behind. [Synopsis courtesy of Sundance Film Festival]

http://www.waitingforsuperman.com/

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Waiting for Superman: Fixing America’s broken public school system http://www.examiner.com/progressive-in-new-orleans/waiting-for-superman-fixing-america-s-broken-public-school-system-1

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Superman’s Villain Fights Back http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-09-17/waiting-for-superman-randi-weingarten-education-films-villain/

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"Waiting for Superman" Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/waitingforsuperman

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‘Waiting for Superman’ Sends Educators to Detention Hall http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/06/24/waiting-for-superman-sends-educators-to-detention-hall/

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