Beyond the Blackboard (2011) on Netflix
In 1987, Stacey Bess, a new teacher in Albuquerque, takes a job teaching homeless children in a room called the School with No Name. Books and supplies there are scarce.
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Plot summary
Stacey Bess is 24 years old, a mother of two, and fresh out of college when she takes her first teaching job in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in 1987. The position is tougher than she expected. Her classroom sits in a shelter, a single room called the School with No Name, and the children she teaches have no homes. Books and supplies for the class are scarce. Stacey brings fears and prejudices of her own to the work, and her husband Greg supports her. The story is based on a true story and on Stacey Bess's memoir, Nobody Don't Love Nobody.
Cast
- Autumn Shieldsas Annie
- River Shieldsas Alex
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Beyond the Blackboard (2011)
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- This was the last Hallmark Hall of Fame film CBS ever broadcast. After it aired on 24 April 2011 the network canceled the series, blaming low ratings.
