School Crusade: The Reality
Brief Synopsis
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Documentary explores the challenge of urban school reform through the experience of David Hornbeck, superintendent of schools in Philadelphia, as he decides to invoke a minor provision in the teachers' union contract, allowing him to declare certain schools "educationally bankrupt," causing a backla
Cast & Crew
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John Merrow
Host
David Hornbeck
Therese L Cafaro
Editor
Ivan Crowther
Production Assistant
Emily Mazza
Production Assistant
John Merrow
Executive Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Merrow Report (09/19/97), The
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Learning Matters
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
Documentary explores the challenge of urban school reform through the experience of David Hornbeck, superintendent of schools in Philadelphia, as he decides to invoke a minor provision in the teachers' union contract, allowing him to declare certain schools "educationally bankrupt," causing a backlash. Documents Hornbeck's radical plan to transfer 75 percent of Olney High School's teachers, causing students to walk out, and outraged teachers to call his plan a fraud, fight him in court, and win.
Film Details
Also Known As
Merrow Report (09/19/97), The
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1997
Production Company
Learning Matters
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
