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"Superman" Visits the White House | NBC Washington

"Superman" Visits the White House | NBC Washington

"Superman" Visits the White House

Subjects, director Meet With Obama Today

By JOHN WIST
Updated 10:05 AM EDT, Mon, Oct 11, 2010

It’s a controversial look at the state of education in the nation, and now it’s garnering the attention of the president. The five students featured in the documentary "Waiting for Superman" -- as well as the film’s director, Davis Guggenheim -- will visit the White House today.

Progressives and teachers' unions have criticized the film for portraying the unions as contributing to the failures of American public school systems. But many in President Obama’s administration