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    Rise Above the Mark

    65'

    2012-12-12

    9

    The next great ambition in public education, Rise Above the Mark, aims to make the United States a world leader once again.

    Documentary

    Overview:

    The purpose of Rise Above the Mark, narrated by Peter Coyote, is to educate the general public about the “corporate takeover” of Indiana public schools and what parents, community members and educators can do to protect their local public schools. Legislators are calling the shots and putting public schools in an ever-shrinking box. WLCSC Board of School Trustees and Superintendent of Schools, Rocky Killion, want to secure resources and legislative relief necessary to achieve the school district’s mission of creating a world-class educational system for all children. The school district’s strategic plan will introduce a model of education that puts decision making back into the hands of local communities and public school teachers, rather than leaving it in the hands of legislators and ultimately lining the pockets of corporations.

    DirectingJack Klink

    Cast

    2

    Narrator

    Peter Coyote

    1

    former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education and Education Historian

    Dr. Diane Ravitch

    1

    Charles Ducommun Professor of Education, Stanford University

    Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond

    1

    President and CEO of the National Center on Education and the Economy

    Dr. Marc Tucker

    1

    Director General of National Centre for International Mobility and Cooperation in the Ministry of Education in Helsinki, Finland

    Dr. Pasi Sahlberg

    1

    Author, speaker and supporter of public schools

    Jamie Vollmer

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. West Lafayette Schools Education Foundation
      2. Jack Klink Productions
    • Vote Count: 1
    • Popularity: 0.3328
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Rise Above the Mark

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