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1) School Life
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A year in the lives of two inspirational teachers in the only primary-age boarding school in Ireland. Headfort School is a revered institution that sees students attend from all over the world. Married teaching duo John and Amanda Leyden have sat at the front of Headfort's classrooms for 46 years. For John, rock music is just another subject alongside Math, English, Scripture, and Latin. For Amanda, the key to connecting with children is through books,...
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This playlist includes the feature documentary and 10min short (filmed at the Center School with Elaine Schwartz, principal) One year in a startlingly upbeat public middle school in New York City where 5th-8th graders are mixed in almost all classes, and somehow it actually works. Featuring unprecedented observational footage and unfiltered commentary from students about the joy and complexity of being 10-14 years old. “A novel and extraordinary...
3) Exclusion U
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Looks at the real scandal in higher education: How Ivy League Universities hoard billions while refusing to expand enrollments. These tax-exempt institutions are failing their mission to act in the public good. Interviews with low income students who fight for a place on campus, deans of admissions and shocking financial information force the question: why do we continue to invest so much in institutions that invest so little back in us?
7) The 5th Man
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For 50 years, Paul Limmer was a world-class track coach at Long Island's Mepham High School. He holds NY State's record for wins with 737 and was inducted into the 2016 New Balance Coaches Hall of Fame. Limmer's true legacy, however, has nothing to do with awards. Thousands of former athletes, many of whom never broke a single record or won a solitary trophy, credit him for changing their lives. The 5th Man is the story of all the other kids - the...
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Filmed for over a year on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, this documentary follows the stories of the staff and students at a progressive Public School, young singer-songwriter Ruby Archer and the Artistic Director of the Central Coast Conservatorium of Music, Patrick Brennan. The film is introduced by Uncle Kevin Gavi Duncan from the Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council who shares his wisdom about the importance of music to First...
10) When We Fight
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In the second largest school district in the United States, 98% of teachers vote to authorize a strike. From strike vote to contract vote, WHEN WE FIGHT goes behind the picket lines, documenting how and why teachers strike. The film shadows Los Angeles teachers for five months as they organize and strike, providing a unique first-hand account of collective democracy and labor action, and shedding light on the teacher strike upswell across the world....
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What’s a day in the life of a school social worker like? This video takes us intimately into the lives of two school social workers, one working in a suburban area and the other in a city. The video’s documentary style allows you to witness minute-by-minute interactions with students, teachers, and other staff, and to see how school social workers are involved in every level of systems: micro, mezzo and macro. Through touching interviews with...
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An hour-long documentary by Mary Lance and Ben Daitz, focusing on the libraries in the rural New Mexico communities of Abiquiu, Datil, Dixon, El Rito, Glenwood, Jemez Pueblo, and Magdalena. Rural libraries mean books, but so much more. They offer free internet access in areas that have no service. They provide GED, STEM, coding, tutoring, and after school programs. Rural libraries host community events and meetings, help folks with computer access...
15) English Hustle
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In 2020, there were over 100,000 Americans and at least 20,000 Filipinos teaching English to millions of Chinese students online. With billions of dollars in investment, the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) industry was the largest financial sector in the ed tech space. Then, in 2021, with US-China tensions rising, the industry collapsed overnight with the announcement of a new policy -- the Double Reduction Policy -- restricting for-profit education...
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National Teachers Academy (NTA) is a top-ranked, high-achieving elementary school just south of downtown Chicago, with a thriving population of mostly low-income and Black students. But, as the neighborhood grows and gentrifies, a parents’ group eager for a high school in the community seeks to close NTA and replace it with a high school campus. As the Chicago Public Schools administrators, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and the city's politicians debate the...
17) The Learning
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One hundred years ago, American teachers established the English-speaking public school system of the Philippines. Now, in a striking turnabout, American schools are recruiting Filipino teachers. THE LEARNING, from award-winning filmmaker Ramona S. Diaz, is the story of four Filipina women who reluctantly leave their families and schools to teach in Baltimore. With their increased salaries, they hope to transform their families' lives back in their...
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Inspired by New York Times bestseller "The Other Wes Moore", Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning producer/director Tod Lending presents ALL THE DIFFERENCE, an acclaimed film about African-American manhood. Filmed over five and a half years, ALL THE DIFFERENCE weaves together the stories of two tough, yet promising young black men as they navigate broken homes and low-income, high-risk communities in Chicago. Although statistics predict they will...
19) Scrum
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The first Black US college rugby coach builds a new team at a predominantly white university and finds that success isn’t measured in championships.
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