Waiting for "SUPERMAN": How We Can Save America's Failing Public Schools » (Media tie-in)

Karl Weber is a writer and editor based in New York. He collaborated with Muhammad Yunus on his bestseller Creating a World Without Poverty and has edited two previous Participant Media Guides, Food, Inc. and Cane Toads and Other Rogue Species.

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.

Inspired by the Sundance award-winning documentary, leading educational reformers explore how to fix our broken public school system

Prologue---The Problem

1 A Nation Still At Risk 3

PART I THE FILM

Introduction: Waiting for "Superman"---The Story Behind the Movie 15

Voices from Waiting for "Superman" 23

2 The Making of Waiting for "Superman" Davis Guggenheim Guggenheim, Davis 27

3 The Road to Super Tuesday Lesley Chilcott Chilcott, Lesley 49

PART II FRANCISCO

Introduction: Francisco's Story 67

4 How School Kill Neighborhoods---and Can Help Save Them Bill Strickland Strickland, Bill 69

5 The Difference Is Great Teachers Eric Hanushek Hanushek, Eric 81

PART III EMILY

Introduction: Emily's Story 103

6 Calling All Citizens Eric Schwarz Schwarz, Eric 105

PART IV ANTHONY

Introduction: Anthony's Story 125

7 Putting Kids First Michelle Rhee Rhee, Michelle 127

8 Five Foundations for Student Success Randi Weingarten Weingarten, Randi 143

PART V BIANCA

Introduction: Bianca's Story 165

9 What Really Makes a Super School? Jay Mathews Mathews, Jay 167

PART VI DAISY

Introduction: Daisy's Story 187

10 Bringing Change to Scale: The Next Big Reform Challenge Geoffrey Canada Canada, Geoffrey 189

11 Educating America's Young People for the Global Economy Melinda Gates Gates, Melinda 201

PART VII WHAT YOU CAN DO

12 How you can Make a Difference The Alliance for Excellent Education 215

13 Web Sites and Organizations Devoted to Children, Schools, and Education Reform 229

14 Mom Congress Lesson Plan for Change Editors of Parenting magazine 253

Notes 265

Index 271