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There is no extra help for Malia, whose teacher is the highest paid but with the lowest job performance for the past several years. Overall, the school is failing. Jamie tries to enroll Malia in private school, but she cannot afford it.<\/p>\n

Nona (Viola Davis) is a mom and a teacher at the school whose marriage is failing. While she is concerned about the level of teaching, she is reluctant to take action. Jamie and Nona evoke the \u201cparent trigger law\u201d to take over the school\u2019s administration and form a charter school.<\/p>\n

The two women and the other teachers they engage in their cause run up against every administrative hurdle possible. The head of the teachers\u2019 union, Oscar-winner Holly Hunter, tries to bribe Jamie to send Malia to private school. The school board puts up every block possible and has a history of denying petitions on the smallest pretext.<\/p>\n

Won\u2019t Back Down\u00a0<\/em>is a movie with a message and a mission. Walden Media co-produced the very important\u00a0Waiting for Superman\u00a0<\/em>(2010), an unflinching documentary that examined failing public education in the United States as well as successful innovations. Now the education-centered company wants to bring the debate about public education to mainstream America by putting the good of children firmly at the center of this story.<\/p>\n

Won\u2019t Back Down\u00a0<\/em>has a brilliant cast. While the script employs everything we\u2019ve heard about the reasons for our failing schools, it deftly pushes away every excuse for change in order to motivate audiences\u2014 and citizens\u2014to pay attention and act for the sake of children. (From my column in St. Anthony Messenger, october 2012)<\/a><\/p>\n

To continue reading my reviews of The Bourne Legacy and Sparkle and click here<\/a><\/p>\n

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