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Land of opportunity?.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Education USA ; 3
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education--United States.
- Education.
- Education and state--United States.
- Education and state.
- Education, Urban--United States.
- Education, Urban.
- Educational equalization--United States.
- Educational equalization.
- Poor--Education.
- Poor.
- Public schools--United States.
- Public schools.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (27 min.).
- Place of Publication:
- [London] : Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2007.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- Summary:
- Is the American dream in danger? Peter Curran travels from New York to Washington DC to discover what is being done to tackle educational inequalities and failing urban schools.In New York, Peter learns about a foundation set up by millionaire George Weiss to help poor school children and their families. Visiting schools in Brooklyn and Scarsdale, Peter sees the inequality that exists between urban schools and suburban schools and meets students from both who are investigating the causes.He then travels to Washington to see what is being done at a national level to tackle these problems. He finds out how the government is trying to revive urban public education with Charter schools and the No Child Left Behind initiative. Finally Peter visits a KIPP (Knowledge is Power Programme) school which is held up by many as the solution to America's urban education problems.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012).
- OCLC:
- 815770881
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