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 […]
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Library Journal Recommends GO PUBLIC
We recently discovered this terrific review of GO PUBLIC by Library Journal. “This film is the exciting result of the Go Public Project, which sent 50 filmmakers into 28 schools in the Pasadena, CA, School District on the same day to capture the life of an American school […]
Realtors: Helping to Change Misperceptions
Realtors influence the perception of local public schools. They are often the first contact for many people considering a move into a new city. Unfortunately, as is the case in Pasadena, realtors often repeat misinformation without having an up-to-date, accurate understanding about how the local public schools are […]
World Channel Adds GO PUBLIC to their American Graduate Collection
GO PUBLIC will once again air nationally on Public Televisions’s World Channel, September 27 – October 2 as part of their American Graduate Collection. World Channel presents a “week of documentaries that bring to focus the continuing challenges facing students, parents, teachers and administrators. Inspired by the American Graduate: Let’s Make […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Reclaim the Promise of Public Education
December 9th was “National Day of Action” to “Reclaim the Promise of Public Education”, a day of recommitment to public schools—our nation’s gateway to democracy and racial and economic justice. GO PUBLIC screened in New Haven, Connecticut as part of their call to action to create a new […]
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 […]
President’s Innovation Award
We were very honored to have recently received the Presidents Innovation Award at the Burbank International Film Festival. Fritz Coleman was on hand to present us with the award and it was a wonderful opportunity for us to once again share the GO PUBLIC message that public education […]
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The following post was contributed by Robert Niles, whose son Brian was one of the GO PUBLIC student directors. If all you know about public schools comes from reading newspaper headlines, all you’d think today’s public school students do is take standardized tests. While my children, who do […]
What Drives the GO PUBLIC Team?
I just read an article called “Changing the National Narrative About Public Schools…Next Steps” that provides a great overview of much of what has motivated the GO PUBLIC Project team throughout our journey. In particular, it stresses the importance of public education to all Americans, the need for […]