Beyond the Blackboard
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.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 Albuquerqu... Read more
Starring Emily VanCamp, Steve Talley, Willow Shields, Timothy Busfield, Julio Oscar Mechoso, Nicki Aycox, Kiersten Warren, Treat Williams, Autumn Shields, River Shields
It's a drama and family movie, and has a rating of 7.6 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.
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Not found streaming from Australia.