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Race to Nowhere Film Screening

The Clarkstown Council of PTAs and the Clarkstown Central School District are partnering to present a National Screening of Race To Nowhere.   This remarkable new film shines a light on the price young people pay for this “race to nowhere.”  High-stakes testing has replaced meaningful teaching and learning.  

 A concerned mother turned filmmaker aims her camera at the high-stakes, high-pressure culture that has invaded our schools and our children’s lives, creating unhealthy, disengaged, unprepared and stressed-out youth.  Featuring the heartbreaking stories of young people in all types of communities who have been pushed to the brink, educators who are burned out and worried that students aren’t developing the skills they need, and parents who are trying to do what’s best for their kids, Race to Nowhere points to the silent epidemic in our schools: cheating has become commonplace; students are disengaged; stress-related illness and depression are rampant; and many young people arrive at college and the workplace unprepared and uninspired.  

 In a grassroots sensation already feeding a groundswell of support for change, hundreds of theaters, schools and organizations nationwide are hosting community screenings during a six month campaign to screen the film nationwide.  Tens of thousands of people are coming together, using the film as the centerpiece for raising awareness, radically changing the national dialogue on education and galvanizing change.

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