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Synopsis: The No Child Left Behind Act was created to boost academic levels of American schoolchildren 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 has proven to be a daunting task, and many now face the real possibility of being taken over by the state – or being shut down altogether. Produced and directed by Oscar-winners Alan and Susan Raymond, "Hard
Times at Douglass High: A No Child Left Behind Report Card" reveals
troubles and triumphs in the classrooms, hallways and offices of Frederick
Douglass High School in Baltimore, MD – from the celebrations of drum
lines and debate teams to the worries of faculty who know that 50% of
their freshman will not return for their sophomore year. This immersive
documentary cautions that education is inevitably an achievement of
people, not policy. |
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