'Race to Nowhere': Issaquah Schools Foundation to Screen Documentary

The nonprofit Issaquah Schools Foundation is , a documentary that puts a spotlight on the pressures placed on students to achieve success.

The film examines the high pressure, high stakes environment in which students live and what we—as parents and community members—can do about the situation. The film's website says that the film points to a silent epidemic in schools: cheating has become commonplace, students have become disengaged, stress-related illness, depression and burnout are rampant, and young people arrive at college and the workplace unprepared and uninspired.

Around the country, hundreds of organizations are hosting screenings in a six-month push to show the film nationwide.

The Thursday, March 1, screening will take place at Issaquah High School, 700 2nd Avenue SE in Issaquah. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion at which audience members can share their reactions with a moderated panel of students, parents, teachers, principals and a college admissions counselor.

Race to Nowhere is the first entry in a jointly sponsored (Issaquah Schools Foundation/Issaquah PTA/Issaquah Education Association/Issaquah School District) Community Conversations series. The series was created to provide a forum for discussion of important educational issues. The next film, American Teacher, will be shown April 5.

Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door, starting at 5:30 p.m., and will benefit the Foundation’s Basic Student Needs Fund.

The Issaquah Schools Foundation is a nonprofit organization with a mission of driving resources to help all Issaquah School District students achieve the promise of their academic potential.