Rise Above the Mark

2012/12/12 • Released • English

Documentary
9.0
1h 5m

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

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.

Director : Jack Klink

Casts
Peter Coyote

Peter Coyote

Narrator

Dr. Diane Ravitch

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

Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond

Charles Ducommun Professor of Education, Stanford University

Dr. Marc Tucker

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

Dr. Pasi Sahlberg

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

Jamie Vollmer

Author, speaker and supporter of public schools

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