Posts Tagged ‘public education advocacy’

GO PUBLIC Wins Honorable Mention

We are pleased to announce that GO PUBLIC won Honorable Mention at the 2016 Pasadena International Film Festival (PIFF) in March.  The film opened the festival screening at the Laemmle Theater in Pasadena, CA followed by a Q & A with the filmmakers and local educator, Dr. Abrahamson. GO PUBLIC has […]

GO PUBLIC on PBS Stations Nationwide

GO PUBLIC is currently airing on PBS stations across the nation.  Since its PBS debut, GO PUBLIC has aired 650 times, on 232 channels, in 40 states and 115 markets. IF YOU DON’T SEE YOUR LOCAL STATION LISTED…CALL AND REQUEST THEY AIR GO PUBLIC! We will keep our […]

GO PUBLIC Hosts National Webcast

GO PUBLIC in conjunction with Pasadena City College co-sponsored a live webcast entitled, Myth or Reality: Public Education is Broken and Must Be Fixed.  In studio guests included: Superintendent/President of Pasadena City College, Jon Gundry, Superintendent of the Pasadena Unified School District, William Wong, Gabrielino High School Math Teacher […]

American Film Showcase Selection

GO PUBLIC was honored to be an AMERICAN FILM SHOWCASE (AFS) selection.  The USC School of Cinematic Arts sponsors the program funded by a major grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA).  In concert with a panel of filmmakers, academics and festival organizers, […]

Edutopia Honors GO PUBLIC

We are very honored to announce that GO PUBLIC was selected by Edutopia as one of the five best educational documentaries of the past two years.  Special congratulations to our editor, Jeff Johns, for being named Best Editor! He did an incredible job of weaving 350+ hours of […]

New Haven, Denver, McLean & Greensboro

These are just a few of the places that the GO PUBLIC film has screened or will screen: Connecticut, California, Colorado, Virginia, Iowa, Illinois, North Carolina, New York.  The GO PUBLIC film is resonating with communities across the U.S.  The next screening is in Greensboro, North Carolina on […]

GO PUBLIC Benefit Screening on Jan. 22

Pasadena Educational Foundation (PEF) is hosting a TUGG benefit screening of GO PUBLIC on Wednesday, January 22nd (please see details below). This screening is raising funds for PEF’s signature Teacher Grants program. Funding for the program was previously underwritten by banking institutions that no longer exist. All donations […]

American Education Week: NEA and GO PUBLIC

The NEA is encouraging people to sponsor screenings of GO PUBLIC as part of their American Education Week celebration. And we are encouraging our GO PUBLIC followers to take the American Education Week pledge. Do you want smaller class sizes for students, professional respect for educators, and the […]

GO PUBLIC Screens at NEA Student Conference

Friday, November 8th at 9PM, GO PUBLIC screened at the NEA Student Connections Conference in Las Vegas, NV.  We were honored to have been asked to share the film and lead a Q&A following the screening.  Students attended from more than 60 colleges representing over 30 states.  The […]