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A concerned mother turned filmmaker aims her camera at the culture of hollow achievement and pressure to perform that has invaded America's schools. It is destroying our children's love of learning an... read more read more...d feeding an epidemic of unprepared, disengaged, and unhealthy students. This remarkable new film shines a light on the price our kids pay for this "race to nowhere." Cheating is commonplace, stress-related illness, depression and burnout are rampant, and ironically, young people arrive at college and the workplace unprepared and uninspired. Featuring the heartbreaking stories of young people who have been pushed to the brink and educators who are burned out and worried that students aren't developing the skills needed for the global economy, RACE TO NOWHERE points to the silent epidemic running rampant in our schools. RACE TO NOWHERE is a call to families, educators, experts and policy makers to examine current assumptions on how to best prepare the youth of America to become the healthy, bright, contributing and leading citizens in the 21st century. Among many others, RACE TO NOWHERE features Dr. Madeline Levine, author of the bestseller, The Price of Privilege, Dr. Deborah Stipek, Dean of the Stanford School of Education, Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg, an adolescent medicine specialist at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Dr. Wendy Mogel, author of The Blessing of a Skinned Knee, Denise Pope, author of Doing School, and Sara Bennett, author of The Case Against Homework. -- (C) Reel Link

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PG-13, 1 hr. 23 min.

Directed by: Vicki Abeles

Release Date: September 10, 2010

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DVD Release Date: July 18, 2011

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Jeannette Catsoulis
September 10, 2010
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

Like the makers of the excellent high-school-based MTV reality series, "If You Really Knew Me," Ms. Abeles believes that benevolent intervention is an adult's most powerful tool. Full Review

Sheri Linden
September 9, 2010
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times

A dire warning and solid piece of advocacy journalism, complete with an action checklist at film's end. Full Review

S. Jhoanna Robledo
January 11, 2011
S. Jhoanna Robledo, Common Sense Media

Compelling docu looks at academic pressures faced by teens. Full Review

Annlee Ellingson
September 14, 2010
Annlee Ellingson, Moving Pictures Magazine

"Required viewing." Full Review

Jesse Cataldo
September 13, 2010
Jesse Cataldo, Slant Magazine

Ostensibly an examination of a dry but crucial issue, Vicki Abeles's Race to Nowhere hews too closely to the claims and protests of its student subjects to ever feel truly objective. Full Review

Kam Williams
September 10, 2010
Kam Williams, Sly Fox

A mind is a terrible thing to lose! Full Review

Ella Taylor
September 9, 2010
Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly

Abeles sheds little new light on why few parents, teachers, politicians or administrators seem willing to get off the bus. Full Review

Ronnie Scheib
September 10, 2010
Ronnie Scheib, Variety

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