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Season of the education film: Do they help or hurt?
- 09-27-2010
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Guest blog by Sean Slade/Washington Post
We are in the season of the educational documentary. Much has been written about the four films coming out for theatrical run and community screenings this fall about the state of the U.S. public education system: Waiting for Superman, The Lottery, The Cartel, and Race To Nowhere. But far less has been mentioned about what happens after the final credits roll. Frederick M. Hess, director of education policy studies for the Washington-based American Enterprise Institute, summed it up nicely when talking in this Education Week article about the film that has garnered the most publicity so far, Waiting For Superman. (more…)
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