Petersburg Rising Film – Petersburg Rising Film
Description: Failure is Not an Option™
Award-Winning Documentary, Petersburg Rising , the remarkable true story of transforming one of the lowest-performing school districts, is now available to Educators nationwide.
The film highlights a successful approach to overcoming crisis, generational cycles of failure and systematic challenges to equitable education.
Petersburg Rising , a “must-see” film from Producer and Award-winning Author Alan Blankstein ( Failure Is Not an Option), is a testament to the impact of courageous leadership, equitable education, and a community, that against all odds, came to believe there are no “throwaway” kids, only kids being “thrown away.”
Petersburg Rising Film – Petersburg Rising Film