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America's Toughest Assignment: Solving the Education Crisis


2h 1990
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Brief Synopsis

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A documentary examining the scope of the escalating crisis in American public school education.

Cast & Crew

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Eric Shapiro

Director

Charles Kuralt

Anchor

Mike Wallace

Ed Bradley

Lesley Stahl

Steve Kroft

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1990
Production Company
CBS News

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Synopsis

A documentary examining the scope of the escalating crisis in American public school education.

Director

Eric Shapiro

Director

Cast

Charles Kuralt

Anchor

Mike Wallace

Ed Bradley

Lesley Stahl

Steve Kroft

Meredith Vieira

Paula Zahn

Harry Smith

Erin Moriarty

Crew

Kenneth Baldwin

Editor

Chuck Berry

Theme Song ("School Day")

Ernest Boyer

Executive Consultant

David Corvo

Production Executive

Harvey Greenstein

Editor

Joel Heller

Executive Producer

Joel Heller

Writer

Larry Hochman

Music

Brooke Janis

Producer

Brooke Janis

Writer

Mary Kane

Writer

Mary Kane

Producer

Richard Moseson

Writer

Richard Moseson

Producer

Vanessa Procopio

Editor

Steve Singer

Writer

Steven Singer

Producer

Leslie Topping

Editor

Catherine Upin

Publicist (Cbs)

Seymour Weissman

Writer

Seymour Weissman

Producer

Polly Wells

Writer

Polly Wells

Producer

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1990
Production Company
CBS News

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

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