School: The American Public Education is a dramatic four-hour documentary series that chronicles the development of our nation’s public education system from Colonial times to the 21st century. Narrated by Academy Award winner Meryl Streep, School: The American Public Education recaptures the idealism of the early advocates of public education and continues with an unflinching look at the experiments and challenges in classrooms today.
Director: Sarah Mondale
Producers: Sarah Mondale, Sarah Patton
Production Company
Stone Lantern Films
Release Date
September 3, 2001