The lottery
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Contributions
- Canada, Geoffrey - Contributor
- Booker, Cory - Contributor
- Fryer, Candice - Contributor
- Gotbaum, Betsy - Contributor
- Gotlin, Meredith - Contributor
and 3 more
- Klein, Joel I., 1946- - Contributor
- Ashman, Blake - Contributor
- Great Curve Films (Firm) - Contributor
Publication
2010 - Great Curve Films, Wilmington, DE, Delaware
Language
English
Word Count
20,000 words, Guess
Page Count
80 pages
Physical Format
Video Recording
Identifiers
- OCLC Control Number660027459
- Open LibraryOL47069609M
Classifications
- DDC371.1/0973
- LCCLB2806.36 .L68 2010
Description
Focuses on the charter school experience for African American families. 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. Follows four of these families from Harlem and the Bronx who have entered their children in a charter school lottery to attend the Harlem Success Academy, a public charter school founded by Eva Moskowitz, a former New York City councilwoman. Out of thousands of hopefuls, only a small minority will win the chance of a better future. Uncovers a ferocious debate surrounding the education reform movement. Interviews with politicians and educators explain not only the crisis in public education, but also why it is fixable. A call to action to avert a catastrophe in the education of American children, The Lottery makes the case that any child can succeed.
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