Lottery (2010)
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Format: DVD
Manufacturer: Breaking Glass Pictures
Sku: 217286370
UPC: 037117024438
UPC 14: 00037117024438
Rating: NR
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Editor's Note
Director Madeleine Sackler examines one of the most controversial debates surrounding education reform in this documentary highlighting the increased popularity of charter schools. As the U.S. public school system increasingly comes under fire, parents in Harlem and the Bronx enter their children in a charter school lottery in hopes that their children will be one of the select few to receive a quality education.
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The Lottery - DVD Review
By: Jack Goodstein
Blogcritics.org Reviews
Published on: 10/29/2010 4:38 PM
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| As documentaries go, Madeleine Sackler's study of public charter schools in New York City's Harlem, The Lottery, is an emotionally draining attack on the failure of the educational establishment, politicians local and national, and most especially the teachers' unions to promote a school system that looks at the needs of children as its main priority. It is not an attempt to objectively present the many sides of what may be a very complicated issue. It has a definite point of view, and while it does look at some of those who disagree, in the end it is very clear where its sympathies lie. That said, it does present a very compelling argument....read the full review | |
Cast & Crew
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Gerard Smith - Composer |
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Paul Tough - Interviewee |
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Eva Moskowitz - Interviewee |
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Cory Booker - Interviewee |
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Susan Taylor - Interviewee |
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Geoffrey Canada - Interviewee |
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Candice Fryer - Interviewee |
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Betsy Gotbaum - Interviewee |
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Meredith Gotlin - Interviewee |
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Joel Klein - Interviewee |
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Jim Manly - Interviewee |
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Jessica Reid - Interviewee |
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Dacia Toll - Interviewee |
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Eric Roachford - Host |
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Shawna Roachford - Host |
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Eric Roachford Jr. - Host |
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Nathaniel Roachford - Host |
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Laurie Goodwine - Host |
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Gregory Goodwine Sr. - Host |
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Gregory Goodwine Jr. - Host |
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Emil Yoanson - Host |
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Christian Yoanson - Host |
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Nadiyah Horne - Host |
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Ameenah Horne - Host |
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Wolfgang Held - Director of Photography |
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Tunde Adebimpe - Composer |
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Madeleine Sackler - Director |
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