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Davis Guggenheim is a critically acclaimed, Academy Award®-winning director and producer, whose work includes It Might Get Loud, the 2009 documentary featuring Jimmy Page, The Edge, and Jack White; and An Inconvenient Truth featuring former Vice President Al Gore, which won the Oscar® for Best Documentary in 2007. More recently, Guggenheim directed Barack Obama's biographical film for the 2008 Democratic National Convention, as well as Obama's 30-minute primetime infomercial. Guggenheim has also directed many television series including Deadwood, NYPD Blue, and 24.
Prologue-The Problem | |
A Nation Still At Risk | p. 3 |
The Film | |
Introduction: Waiting for "Superman"-The Story Behind the Movie | p. 15 |
Voices from Waiting for "Superman" | p. 23 |
The Making of Waiting for "Superman" | p. 27 |
The Road to Super Tuesday | p. 49 |
Francisco | |
Introduction: Francisco's Story | p. 67 |
How Schools Kill Neighborhoods-and Can Help Save Them | p. 69 |
The Difference Is Great Teachers | p. 81 |
Emily | |
Introduction: Emily's Story | p. 103 |
Calling All Citizens | p. 105 |
Anthony | |
Introduction: Anthony's Story | p. 125 |
Putting Kids First | p. 127 |
Five Foundations for Student Success | p. 143 |
Bianca | |
Introduction: Bianca's Story | p. 165 |
What Really Makes a Super School? | p. 167 |
Daisy | |
Introduction: Daisy's Story | p. 187 |
Bringing Change to Scale: The Next Big Reform Challenge | p. 189 |
Educating America's Young People for the Global Economy | p. 201 |
What You Can do | |
How You Can Make a Difference: The Alliance for Excellent Education | p. 215 |
Web Sites and Organizations Devoted to Children, Schools, and Education Reform | p. 229 |
Mom Congress Lesson Plan for Change: Editors of Parenting magazine | p. 253 |
Notes | p. 265 |
Index | p. 271 |
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