The film analyzes various aspects of the American public education system, such as the ease for public teachers to accomplish residency and the difficulty of firing an instructor who is tenured. State, tuition based, and contract schools are compared and contrasted, as well as the correlation between school funding and quality of education. The film also follows several students attempting to be accepted into various charter schools.
MPAA Rating: | PG |
Genre: | Documentary |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Michelle Katz, Lesley Chilcott, Michael Birtel, Shari Tavey, Jeff Skoll, Diane Weyermann, Eliza Hindmarch |
Directed By: | Davis Guggenheim |
Written By: | Billy Kimball, Davis Guggenheim |
Cast: | Lester Garcia, Charles Adam, Robert Balfanz, The Hill Family, Ms. Celeste Bell, Eric Hanushek, The Black & McGee Family, Howard Fuller, Adrian M. Fenty, Jonathan Alter, The Esparza Family, Steve Barr, James Carter III, Todd Dickson, Harriet Ball, Charles Adams, The Guy Family, Mike Feinberg, The Garcia Regalado Family, Geoffrey Canada |
In Theaters: | Oct 29, 2010 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 51 minutes |
Production: | Electric Kinney Films, Participant, Walden Media |
Box Office: | $6,417,135 |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Netflix, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |