| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (81 min.)) : sound, color |
| Summary |
In a country where 58% of African American 4th graders are functionally illiterate, The Lottery uncovers the failures of the traditional public school system and reveals that hundreds of thousands of parents attempt to flee the system every year. The Lottery follows four of these families from Harlem and the Bronx who have entered their children in a charter school lottery. Out of thousands of hopefuls, only a small minority will win the chance of a better future. The film explores the debate surrounding the education reform movement and highlights the opposition from the teachers' unions to charter schools, and the contest between charter and public schools for building space |
| Notes |
Originally produced as a documentary film in 2010 |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Wolfgang Held; music, Tunde Adebimpe, Gerard Smith; editor, Madeleine Sackler |
| Performer |
Participants: Geoffrey Canada, Cory Booker, Candice Fryer, Betsy Gotbaum, Meredith Gotlin, Joel Klein, Jim Manley, Eva Moskowitz, Jessica Reid, Susan Taylor, Dacia Toll, Paul Tough |
| Notes |
In English, with optional captions for the hearing impaired |
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DVD version record |
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Charter schools -- United States
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Charter schools -- New York (State) -- New York
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Educational change -- United States
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African American children -- Education -- Case studies
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African American children -- Education
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African American children -- Education.
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Charter schools.
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Educational change.
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New York (State)
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New York (State) -- New York.
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United States.
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Documentary films
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Case studies.
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Documentaires.
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Films autres que de fiction.
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Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
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Streaming video
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| Author |
Sackler, Madeleine, film director, film producer.
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Ashman, Blake, film producer.
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Lawler, James, film producer.
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Great Curve Films (Firm), production company.
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