Provocative New Film Sounds the Alarm About
America’s Education Crisis
ED in ’08 will sponsor a screening of the new documentary at the FETC Conference
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ED in ’08 and Broken Pencil Productions are fueling the debate about the education crisis in America with the screening of a
provocative new documentary Two Million Minutes at the FETC Conference.
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Join us!
Date: Thursday, January 24, 2008
Time: 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Place: Room S320AB
About the Film
Produced by entrepreneur and venture capitalist Bob Compton, the film tracks students from India, China and the
United States as they are completing their high school diplomas and competing for entrance into top-rate universities.
It presents compelling evidence that America’s schools are not preparing students to compete in the global economy and
invites viewers to engage in a much needed and vigorous discussion about this important issue.
“This film is a wake up call for America,” said Executive Director of ED in ’08 Marc Lampkin. “It exposes an
educational system entrenched in mediocrity and causing us to lose the educational arms race. It is a
crisis that must be addressed by leadership at all levels, and the presidential candidates must show the courage to
rise above special interests and ideological obstacles to provide American students with the education they deserve.”
”The simple fact is, global education standards have passed America by,” stated Bob Compton. “When it was Finland who
was winning, it wasn’t such a concern. But now that our K-12 students are being outperformed academically by China and
India – the two highest populated countries in the world with the fastest growing economies and with cultures that embrace
intellectual challenge – it is cause for serious concern.”
About the Sponsors
The Strong American Schools’ ED in ’08 campaign is a nonpartisan movement supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation and calls on all presidential candidates to improve America’s public schools.
To join the ED in '08 campaign, or for more information, visit www.EDin08.com. To view a trailer of the film Two Million Minutes or to purchase a copy of the film on DVD, go to: www.2Mminutes.com.
Broken Pencil Productions (BPP) is a film production company that is focused on developing and producing documentaries that are primarily educational in nature.
Strong American Schools, a project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, is
a nonpartisan campaign supported by The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation promoting
sound education policies for all Americans. SAS does not support or oppose any candidate for public office and does not
take positions on legislation.