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Re: [xmca] American education disaster film



Clearly this entire story is complicated and should not be used to jump to
conclusions with.
mike

On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 11:21 AM, ANTHONY M BARRA <tub80742@temple.edu>wrote:

> Thanks for sharing this.
>
> One of the main "characters," however (Michelle Rhee), may soon be on her
> way out, prompting the question, "Will Rhee's experience become a
> 'cautionary tale' for those pushing real school reform?"  Debate abstract
> from The Atlantic Wire here<http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/Can-School-Reform-Survive-if-Its-Greatest-Champion-Is-Ousted-5048>
> .
>
> - Anthony Barra
> (new to the forum and grateful to be here.)
>
> P.S. More info on Geoffrey Canada, interviewed by Terry Gross, here<http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94576366>
> .
>
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 5:24 PM, mike cole <lchcmike@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Perhaps of interest. Sent along by a colleague.
>> mike
>> ------------
>>
>> http://nymag.com/news/features/67966/
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKTfaro96dg
>>
>> As a child, Geoffrey Canada  believed that his comic book hero would
>> rescue
>> him and others from poverty and despair. Today, Canada is president and
>> CEO
>> of the Harlem Children’s Zone and one of the lead participants in the
>> upcoming documentary, Waiting for “Superman,” which opens nationwide
>> Friday,
>> September 24. Directed by filmmaker Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient
>> Truth), the film examines the state of American public education. Read a
>> review from New York magazine and watch the trailer.
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