For a nation that proudly declared it would leave no child behind, America continues to do so at alarming rates. This Audience Award Winner from the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, directed by Academy Award winning director Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth) reminds us that education statistics have names as he undertakes an exhaustive review of public education.
Sunday, September 26 - 2:00pm
Landmark Oriental Theatre, 2230 N. Farwell Ave.
For a nation that proudly declared it would leave no child behind, America continues to do so at alarming rates. This Audience Award Winner from the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, directed by Academy Award winning director Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth) reminds us that education statistics have names as he undertakes an exhaustive review of public education.
Screening as a Spotlight Presentation of 2010 Milwaukee Film Festival, presented by Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Directly Followed By:
MILWAUKEE CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER
A stimulating panel discussion on
education in Milwaukee, featuring
prominent educators and community leaders directly following the screening of Waiting for "Superman". With
this panel we hope to tackle this critical issue head-on and allow all points
of view to be heard. We hope to channel the
audience's energy and encourage people to take action.
Sunday, September 26 - 4:30pm
UWM Kenilworth Building; 1925 E. Kenilworth Place, Room 508
Free and open to the public
Panel Moderator:
Alan J. Borsuk
Education Columnist, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Senior Law & Public Policy Fellow, Marquette Law School
Panelists:
Garrett Bucks
Executive Director, Teach for America Milwaukee
Cherise Easley
Campus Director, Milwaukee College Preparatory - Lindsay Heights Campus
Terry Falk
Board Member District 8, Milwaukee School Board
Contributor, Bay View Compass
Dr. Howard Fuller
Film Subject, Waiting for “Superman”
Director, Marquette University Institute for the
Transformation of Learning
Mike
Langyel
President, Milwaukee Teachers Education Association
The panel discussion is presented
by the Argosy Foundation, The Business Journal, Greater Milwaukee Foundation,
Helen Bader Foundation, Lubar Family Foundation, Milwaukee
Film, PNC Foundation, Richard & Ethel Herzfeld Foundation and Zilber Family
Foundation.