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Timed to the release of the highly-acclaimed documentary WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN,” Participant Media’s online hub of the official Social Action campaign – waitingforsuperman.com/action – offers the resources and tools moviegoers need to become involved in the issue of improving public education in the U.S. The film, a Paramount Vantage and Participant Media presentation in association with Walden Media, opens in theaters in New York and Los Angeles today, expanding throughout the nation during October. The site provides actions that allow people who are inspired by the film to engage at whatever level they’re comfortable, from simply getting information about the graduation rates for their child’s high school to opportunities to become deeply involved in their community through volunteering, donating and mentoring to advocating for policy changes.

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At least 50,000 people can’t wait to see “Waiting for Superman,” the movie’s producers claim.

Paramount Pictures, Participant Media and Walden Media said Friday 50,000 people have pledged to see the documentary when it opens this fall. As a result, First Book and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt are teaming up to distribute 250,000 new books to schools and programs in low-income communities across the country.

In addition, the companies will donate an additional $100,000 worth of new books once the “Pledge Progress Meter” reaches 60,000.

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Paramount Pictures, Participant Media and Walden Media jointly announced today that global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has joined the WaitingforSuperman.com “Pledge Progress Meter” by committing to provide $100,000 worth of new children’s books to U.S. libraries in need once 60,000 people pledge to see the award-winning documentary film WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN.”

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt is the world’s largest provider of educational materials for pre-K-12 schools. Since 1832, the Boston-based company has combined its tradition of academic excellence with a commitment to innovation for the future.

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Paramount Pictures, Participant Media and Walden Media announced today 30,000 people have pledged to see the award-winning documentary film WAITING FOR “SUPERMAN” when it opens this fall, making it the first goal reached on the campaign’s “Pledge Progress Meter.” As a result, DonorsChoose.org is fulfilling their commitment and donating $5 gift cards to every person who pledges to see the film by September 15th.

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The new documentary, Waiting for “Superman”, examines the crisis of public education in the United States through multiple interlocking stories – from a handful of students and their families whose futures hang in the balance, to the educators and reformers trying to find real and lasting solutions within a dysfunctional system.

Watch the trailer for the new documentary and PLEDGE to see the film. Visit walden.com regularly for updates on how you can join the campaign to help students in under-performing schools achieve better educational outcomes.

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