Beyond the Blackboard

April. 24,2011      PG
Rating:
7.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Inspired by a true story, “Beyond the Blackboard” is about a 24-year-old first-time teacher who makes a difference in the lives of the homeless children she teaches in a shelter’s makeshift classroom. Set in 1987 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this movie tells the story a brand-new teacher and Mom who is given a tougher than expected teaching job and winds up teaching homeless children in a school that is housed in a room and called, literally, The School with No Name. She has some personal prejudicial hurdles to cross before she is able to be a true teacher for these children and of course there are hurdles like the lack of books and supplies.

Emily VanCamp as  Stacey Bess
Steve Talley as  Greg Bess
Willow Shields as  Grace
Timothy Busfield as  School district's HR representative
Julio Oscar Mechoso as  Johnny Hernandez
Nicki Aycox as  Candy
Kiersten Warren as  Danny's Mom
Treat Williams as  Dr. Warren
Leedy Corbin as  Becca
Colin Baiocchi as  Brandon Bess

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