Raising Bertie

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PBS Premiere: Aug. 28, 2017Check the broadcast schedule »

Links & Books

FILM-RELATED WEB SITES

Raising Bertie
www.raisingbertie.com
For additional information on the film, including a film synopsis, filmmaker and producer bios and press coverage, visit the film's website.
www.facebook.com/RaisingBertieFilm

Original Online Content on POV
To enhance the broadcast, POV has produced an interactive website to enable viewers to explore the film in greater depth. The Raising Bertie website -- www.pbs.org/pov/raisingbertie -- offers a streaming video trailer for the film; an interview with the filmmaker; a list of related websites, articles and books; a downloadable discussion guide; and special features.

Advancing the Success of Boys and Men of Color in Education
http://diversity.utexas.edu/projectmales/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/POLICY-REPORT-8-29-141-copy.pdf
A joint project of seven research centers, this report summarizes issues and makes policy recommendations.

American Graduate
www.americangraduate.org/about/about-dropout-crisis/
This PBS initiative to increase high school graduation rates does not exclusively focus on rural issues, but includes research on dropout rates and links to local stories.

Campaign for Black Male Achievement
www.blackmaleachievement.org/
Focused on leadership and mentorship to address disparities, mostly in urban areas, this organization also provides resources relevant to all young black men, including issues related to fatherhood, education, and criminal justice.

Dignity in Schools
www.dignityinschools.org/
The site of a national coalition of parents, youth, organizers, advocates and educators dedicated to dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline provides fact sheets, event listings, news and other resources (searchable by state) to support the transformation of public policy, schools and communities.

NC Child
www.ncchild.org/
This is the website of an advocacy group for issues faced by North Carolina's children. Of special interest are statistics about Bertie: http://www.ncchild.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/bertie.pdf.