{"product_id":"738329156923","title":"The New Public (DVD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn fall 2006, former DJ, point guard and teacher, James O’Brien opened a small public high school in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, where 1\/3 of residents live below the poverty line and the graduation rate is 40%. With infectious optimism, O’Brien and his team of eight undertook an unconventional approach and ambitious mission: create a school with an arts-oriented curriculum that also emphasizes self-development, community collaboration\n\u003cbr\u003eand social change. Initially, the buzz from everyone was that this was a dream come true. But conflicts arose when untested idealism was challenged by long-standing realities far bigger than school.\n\u003cbr\u003eOver four years, this heartfelt verité film follows the journey of students, parents and educators striving to make a difference in the futures of young people whose lives are stark representations of our country’s education and opportunity gaps. Through the prism of one inner- city public school, we witness complexities faced by urban public schools and communities everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cinema 1 Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44894868144207,"sku":"738329156923","price":36.98,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0680\/2787\/5407\/files\/738329156923_b26b47cc-af00-4e45-b9fd-32d01513efdc.jpg?v=1773844220","url":"https:\/\/cinema1.ca\/products\/738329156923","provider":"Cinema 1 Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}