Learning on Screen: New York City Schools in Popular Film

For the final installment of "Learning in New York," the Historic District Council's three-part examination of local educational buildings, see how NYC schools have been portrayed in film through the 20th century. Watch clips from Blackboard Jungle, the 1955 gifted-teacher-inspires-inner-city-school-classroom story, and the 1980 musical classic Fame, among other flicks.