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The new public.

In fall 2006, former DJ, point guard and teacher turned first-time principal, 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...

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Corporate Author:	Kanopy (Firm)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Subjects:	Performing arts high schools > New York (State) > New York. Urban high schools > New York (State) > New York. Community schools > New York (State) > New York. Educational change > New York (State) > New York. Educational innovations > New York (State) > New York. Documentary films. Bedford-Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.) Internet videos. Nonfiction films. Feature Films.
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