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Sacramento Bee: Equally long-held in this country is the belief that education can overcome the accidents of birth to give people that fair chance in the race of life.
So now comes along a powerful new film by Davis Guggenheim (best known for "An Inconvenient Truth"), challenging us all to turn that faith in the power of educational opportunity into reality.
"Waiting for 'Superman' " profiles the lives of five children, born into circumstances they did not choose, with adults in their lives who know in their bones the power of education but who struggle to find schools where their children can shine.
This film is about creating a sense of urgency to act. Let's do whatever it takes to create high-performing public schools. Kids get only one chance at an education. They can't wait, five, 10, 20, 50 years for things to get better. As Legend said Saturday, "This is not about a 20-year plan. This is about a now plan."
http://www.sacbee.com/2010/10/08/3088498/superman-shows-urgent-school-needs.html#ixzz11kWnr2pH
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