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"Waiting for Superman": Critics say much-hyped education documentary unfairly targets teachers unions and promotes charter schools

  • 10-05-2010
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Democracy Now (video and transcript)

Waiting for Superman, a new documentary by filmmaker Davis Guggenheim, has caused a stir in the education world for its sweeping endorsement of the charter school movement and attack on teachers unions. President Obama has endorsed the film, describing it as "heartbreaking" and "powerful," but some teachers have called for a boycott of the film for its portrayal of teachers and the teachers union. We speak to Rick Ayers, founder of the Communication Arts and Sciences program at Berkeley High School and adjunct professor in teacher education at the University of San Francisco. (more…)

Also: Huffington Post

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