In the Summer of 2008, two students set out to explore how Hartford residents felt about the state of education in their city. Here is what they discovered.
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PART 1: What Are the Challenges Facing Hartford Public Schools?
PART 2: Do Hartford Parents Have High Expectations for their Children?
PART 3: Who Should Be Held Accountable? What's the Role of Parents?
PART 4: What's Next for Hartford Public Schools? The Last Word: What Advice Would You Give?
Credits
Filmed by Donald Parks and Matthew Mitchell
Directed and Edited by Karl D. Gray, Jr.
Produced by Danielle K. Smith
Interviewees Alisha Ruiz, Andrea Comer, Andrea Williams, Barbara Burke, Bishop John Selders, Jr., Dr. Christina Kishimoto, Donald Parks, Doris Scott, Ebbie Parsons, III, Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti, Janice T. Flemming, Kamari Hollis, Lebert F. Lester, II, Matthew Mitchell, Dr. Michael Sharpe, Milly Arciniegas, Pamela Selders, Patton E. Duncan, Sam Saylor, Saulo Colon, Takeia Pitts, Tony E. Smith, Victor De La Paz, and Walter "Doc" Hurley, Sr.
Special Thanks to Brian Heavren, Brittany Joiner, Clinton S. Crawford, Christian Ortiz, Cindy Jernigan, Chris "Kazi" Rolle, Eric D. Coleman, Helder Mira, James A. Lane, Jr., John L. Ware, Jr., Joy Long, Kelvin Lovejoy, Chareen Ledbetter, Tamika Baskerville, Khalil Lovejoy, Khadijah Lovejoy, Keymen Long-Williams, Kyle Brooks, Nancy Benben, Naren N. Parks, Neapolis Smith, Nyesha McCauley, Osualdo Castro, Shawn Duncan, Tara Parrish, Terrell Crawley, Tony E. Smith, Ursula Scott, Victor Luna, Blue Hills Civic Association, Capital Community College, Charter Oak Cultural Center, Hartford Areas Rally Together (HART), Hartford Public Access, Hartford Public Library, Hartford Public Schools, Phillips Metropolitan CME Church, and the Wadsworth Atheneum
ConnCAN would also like to recognize the H.A. Vance Foundation and the Louis Calder Foundation, whose support made this project possible.
The Hartford Voices on Education Project is a collaborative effort between ConnCAN and the North Hartford Strategic Network. Through this intensive six-week filmmaking and community storytelling initiative, Hartford teens were given the opportunity to learn valuable video production skills and to engage with community members around how to improve public education in their city.
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