Failing grade
By: ABC News Productions
Contributors: Martin, Michelle; Wilson, Eboni; ABC News; Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Series: CED 613 (NU course)
Publisher: Films for the Humanities & Sciences
Published: 2006
Place of publication: [Princeton, NJ]
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 22
Subjects: Documentary films; Public schools; Education; Privatization in education; High school students; Attitudes; Chester High School (Chester, Pa.); Edison Schools Inc
Other titles: Nightline (Television program)
Description: This program explores the links between a wide range of educational issues: school safety, overcrowding, privatization, and poor academic performance. The video takes viewers inside Chester High, a Pennsylvania school wracked with security, staffing, and financial problems. The most recent SAT scores showed that only 17 percent of the students were proficient in reading and only 6 percent were proficient in math. The 2004-2005 school year began with a riot sparked by overcrowding; the riot resulted in 28 arrests of students. In fact, Chester's difficulties are so terrible that Edison Schools, the for-profit company hired to run the school, had to pull out. With commentary from many sectors of the community -- including students, parents, school board members, a young principal, Eboni Williams, who tried to make a difference at Chester -- this program sums up the frustrations of everyday people struggling to provide children with a decent education.
Notes: DVD release of the program originally aired on June 23, 2005.

Disc is a recorded DVD and may not play on all DVD players or drives.

"FFH 35488"--Disc surface and container.

Host, Ted Koppel ; correspondent, Michelle Martin ; Dr. Eboni Williams ; Board of Control members Adriene Irving, Granville Lash, and Michael F.X. Gillin.

DVD-R.

Closed-captioned.