“Standing Up to
Poverty,” the film that addresses poverty in Nebraska schools, debuts 7:30 pm Wednesday, August 5 at the Bancroft-Rosalie School Media Center.
Produced by
Nebraska Loves Public Schools (NElovesPS), the 30-minute film identifies some
of the common challenges students living in poverty face and highlights some of
the ways Nebraska schools are addressing the issue. The film reveals the impact
limited basic resources have on students in our public schools it encourages
viewers to do their part to generate awareness and support for public schools.
“Oftentimes, we’re judged on the numbers, the data, the percentages, the graphs,” Cara Riggs, former Omaha Public Schools principal said. “What’s left out of that is the human element … There’s a whole lot going on with them that they bring to us that we have to address in order to get to the academic achievement.”
“Oftentimes, we’re judged on the numbers, the data, the percentages, the graphs,” Cara Riggs, former Omaha Public Schools principal said. “What’s left out of that is the human element … There’s a whole lot going on with them that they bring to us that we have to address in order to get to the academic achievement.”
With nearly two
in five Nebraska children living in low-income households, the issue of poverty
in education is an can be seen in counties across Greater Nebraska.
Immediately
following the film, there will be a panel discussion focused on how the school
and greater community work together to support its students in Bancroft and Rosalie. The panel will include Dr. Jon Cerny, Superintendent of Bancroft-Rosalie School and other B-R staff.
This film and
its accompanying panel discussion are a special edition to the NElovesPS Film
Screening Tour. The event is free and open to the public.
To learn more
about the film, visit nelovesps.org/story/standing-up-to-poverty.
On Twitter, follow @NElovesPS. On Facebook, Facebook/NElovesPS.
On Twitter, follow @NElovesPS. On Facebook, Facebook/NElovesPS.
About Nebraska Loves Public Schools
Since 2011, the Nebraska Loves
Public Schools (NElovesPS) project has been documenting the stories happening
in public schools across Nebraska. NElovesPS – a 2013 Webby Awards Official
Honoree, PovertyCure Film Festival Official Selection and Film Streams 2013
Local Filmmaker honoree – produces a series of documentaries that explore a
range of issues with the goal of raising awareness about Nebraska's public schools.
NElovesPS is funded by the Sherwood Foundation. To learn more visit nelovesps.org, Facebook (facebook.com/nelovesps) or Twitter (@nelovesps).
Nebraska Loves
Public Schools is dedicated to supporting public education one documentary film
at a time.
For more
information on this film stop and Nebraska Loves Public Schools, contact Ron
Azoulay at ron@nelovesps.org.
To schedule an interview with the production leads and participants in the
film, contact Rebecca Stern at (916) 834-9409.
