The Cinematic Spaces of Education Festivalette selects films that push the boundaries around what questions and issues are important for the education field. Access is free and open to the public, worldwide. See Full Program here: Cinematiced.org
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When a child can’t read, their chances of incarceration, homelessness, and unemployment increase. That’s why Oakland based NAACP activist Kareem Weaver believes literacy is one of the greatest civil rights issues of our time and is fighting for better reading instruction. “What good is winning the right to vote if we can’t even read the ballot?” Fed up with the bleak reading scores in his own community, Kareem files a petition with the Oakland Unified School District demanding change.