La Lucha: Getting Schooled in America
- Released on
- Runtime
- 80 mins
La Lucha: Getting Schooled in America is a documentary that follows the journey of five students trying to survive in environments stricken by poverty, crime, dismal resources, and inadequate educational opportunities. Despite facing obstacles many cannot imagine, they understand that graduating high school is their best chance to rise above their fate. Can changing how we deliver education—tailored to the student instead of forcing them into a one-size-fits-all system—really make the difference?
La Lucha: Getting Schooled in America is a documentary that follows the journey of five students trying to survive in environments stricken by poverty, crime, dismal resources, and inadequate educational opportunities. Despite facing obstacles many cannot imagine, they understand that graduating high school is their best chance to rise above their fate. Can changing how we deliver education—tailored to the student instead of forcing them into a one-size-fits-all system—really make the difference?
Cast
- Danny Trejo
- Dr. Drew Pinsky
- Craig Beswick
- Sonya Ramsey
- Dr. Adolph Brown
- Tony Cardenas
- Henry Levin
- Russell Rumberger
- Jazzmine Moreno
- Juan Carlos Guillen
- Alexis Kovacs
- Bryan Sanchez
- Janeli Valentine
- Rudy Rivera
- Christina Graves
- Tony Alvarado
- Amelia Harwich
- Jose Guillen
- Maria Guillen
- Blinky Rodriguez
- Stephanie Byrne
- Angelina Alvarez
- Gabriela Henriquez
Director
- Rand Courtney
Producers
- Anderson Cowan
- Skip Hansen
- Bob Morales
- Michelle VanKirk
- Michelle Vega
- Robert Berry
- Hazel Rocha
