The Cartel
The Cartel

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American public schools have been growing progressively worse. According to the U.S. Department of Education national testing, only 35% of American high school seniors are proficient in reading, based on 2006 data. And fewer than one-in-four, 23%, are proficient in math. On the global stage, America ranks last in educational effectiveness among large industrialized countries despite the highest spending per student in the world. It presents a conundrum: How has the richest an... (Full plot summary below)

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American public schools have been growing progressively worse. According to the U.S. Department of Education national testing, only 35% of American high school seniors are proficient in reading, based on 2006 data. And fewer than one-in-four, 23%, are proficient in math. On the global stage, America ranks last in educational effectiveness among large industrialized countries despite the highest spending per student in the world. It presents a conundrum: How has the richest and most innovative society on earth suddenly lost the ability to teach its children at a level that other modern countries consider "basic"? If the problem is that we're not spending enough on schools, which many people believe, it's instructive to study the U.S. state that spends more than any other per student: New Jersey With spending as high as $483,000 per classroom (confirmed by NJ Education Department records for 2005-06), New Jersey students fare only slightly better than the national average in reading and math, and rank 37th in average SAT scores. And not even half of NJ's high school freshmen, despite the state's enormous "investment," are academically ready for college four years later. The fact is much of the public considers teacher salaries and overall education budgets to be the same thing -- if you're for raising one, you must be for raising the other. But as the film shows, in many cases 80-90% of the spending goes somewhere besides teacher salaries. In fact billions of dollars, as confirmed by independent audits, are wasted. "The Cartel" investigates what is causing this vast underachievement and what can be done to turn things around.

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AV Club - 9/10 by Nathan RabinThe Cartel frequently veers into the realm of black comedy, as Bowdon uncovers instances of nightmarish teacher behavior, but the dark comic elements would be better served by deadpan detachment.
New York Post - 9/10 by Kyle SmithFew documentaries have covered such an important matter so convincingly and with such clarity. When it comes to public education, we are all New Jerseyans.
What Would Toto Watch? - 8/10 by Christian TotoYou may not agree with the solutions offered in The Cartel but it's impossible not to be outraged at the corruption on display.
St. Paul Pioneer Press - 8/10 by Chris HewittIf it played on New Jersey TV, I bet The Cartel would open some eyes, but as Bowdon tries to parlay a very local issue into a nationally released movie, it's more likely to close them.
St. Paul Pioneer Press - 8/10 by Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)If it played on New Jersey TV, I bet The Cartel would open some eyes, but as Bowdon tries to parlay a very local issue into a nationally released movie, it's more likely to close them.
Los Angeles Times - 8/10 by Kevin ThomasA brisk, incisive and mind-boggling -- no other phrase will work -- exposé of his native New Jersey's public education system.
Philadelphia Inquirer - 8/10 by Steven ReaThe Cartel does what good reporters are supposed to do: follow the money.
East Bay Express - 7/10 by Kelly VanceAfter ninety minutes of charts, graphs, and tearful testimony, we get the point.
Slant Magazine - 6/10 by Ed GonzalezA damning documentary exposé about how America's--specifically New Jersey's--public education system serves its employees first, its students second.
Minneapolis Star Tribune - 6/10 by Colin CovertThere are plenty of legitimate grievances here, but like Michael Moore at his pushiest, Bowdon often undermines his own argument with obvious factual cherry-picking.

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