"The No Child Left Behind Act was created to boost academic levels of American students by setting standardized goals across the nation -- and holding states, districts and schools accountable for performance. For urban schools in high-poverty areas, reaching these goals is a daunting task, and many now face the possibility of being taken over by the state -- even being shut down. At Frederick Douglass High School in Baltimore, MD, the expectations raised by NCLB have reached a critical point. Academy Award winning filmmakers Alan and Susan Raymond (I Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School) offer a yearlong look inside a storied institution at a time when its very existence is in doubt. From cautionary profiles to triumphant tales, Hard Times at Douglass High serves as a reminder that education is inevitably an achievement of people, not policy."
DVD Details
>Rated: NR
>Runtime: 1 hours, 53 minutes
>Video: 0
>Encoding: Region 1(US & Canada)
>Originally Released: 2008
>Label: Warner
Starring: 0
DVD Details
>Rated: NR
>Runtime: 1 hours, 53 minutes
>Video: 0
>Encoding: Region 1(US & Canada)
>Originally Released: 2008
>Label: Warner
Starring: 0
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