Trailer – “The Lottery” (Uncovering Failures Of Traditional Public School System)
Trailer for the documentary The Lottery, screening at the 2010 Florida Film Festival in April.
The story goes… 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. It follows 4 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.
Uncovering 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.
Here’s its trailer:
via shadowandact.com