At least two major media events in September 2010 focused on public education. One is “Waiting for Superman,” a documentary by Davis Guggenheim (“An Inconvenient Truth”). The film, which was part of the lineup at the Toronto Film Festival and received critical acclaim at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, was released on Sept. 24 in New York and Los Angeles. It currently is going into wide release across the nation. The other is “Education Nation,” a weeklong series by NBC, which ran in late September. The series included a two-day “summit” at New York’s Rockefeller Plaza and featured programming across all NBC-owned stations.
OSBA is providing the following resources to help you promote the value of public education in your district and community.
Background on "Waiting for Superman" and "Education Nation"
District materials: This Microsoft Word document includes sample newsletter articles, letters to parents and letters to employees that you can customize for your district.