La Lucha: Getting Schooled in America
Five students battle trauma and inequality to graduate. La Lucha challenges how we educate those most at risk.
La Lucha follows five students navigating trauma, poverty, and broken systems as they fight to graduate. With expert voices and national stats, the film challenges us to rethink education from the ground up
Cast
Danny Trejo
Dr. Drew Pinsky
Craig Beswick
Sonya Ramsey
Dr. Adolph Brown
Tony Cardenas
Henry Levin
Russell Rumberger
Jazzmine Moreno
Juan Carlos Guillen
Alexis Kovacs
Bryan Sanchez
Janeli Valentine
Rudy Rivera
Christina Graves
Storyline
La Lucha follows five students navigating trauma, poverty, and broken systems as they fight to graduate. With expert voices and national stats, the film challenges us to rethink education from the ground up
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