Rise Above the Mark
# The next great ambition in public education, Rise Above the Mark, aims to make the United States a world leader once again.
📜 Overview:
The purpose of Rise Above the Mark, narrated by Peter Coyote, is to educate the general public about the “corporate takeover” of Indiana public schools and what parents, community members and educators can do to protect their local public schools. Legislators are calling the shots and putting public schools in an ever-shrinking box. WLCSC Board of School Trustees and Superintendent of Schools, Rocky Killion, want to secure resources and legislative relief necessary to achieve the school district’s mission of creating a world-class educational system for all children. The school district’s strategic plan will introduce a model of education that puts decision making back into the hands of local communities and public school teachers, rather than leaving it in the hands of legislators and ultimately lining the pockets of corporations.
🌏 Languages Available:
English
📆 Date Released:
2012-12-12
⌚ Running Time:
65 mins
⭐ Vote Average:
9.0
Beloved Cast
![Peter Coyote original image](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ld3xLYTcZWjAc0bE33DONT7n9o8.jpg)
Narrator
Peter Coyote
![Dr. Diane Ravitch original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education and Education Historian
Dr. Diane Ravitch
![Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Charles Ducommun Professor of Education, Stanford University
Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond
![Dr. Marc Tucker original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
President and CEO of the National Center on Education and the Economy
Dr. Marc Tucker
![Dr. Pasi Sahlberg original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Director General of National Centre for International Mobility and Cooperation in the Ministry of Education in Helsinki, Finland
Dr. Pasi Sahlberg
![Jamie Vollmer original image](https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/male-default-placeholder-avatar-profile-260nw-387516193.jpg)
Author, speaker and supporter of public schools
Jamie Vollmer