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  • NBC
  • Oct 15, 2010
  • NBC
  • Oct 15, 2010

Summary When America's public schools are out for a routine inspection hosts Tom Stroup, Kym Whitley, Jacob Soboroff, and Susie Castillo are out to give a makeover. School Pride features a cast of spirit team members who work together to turn around some of America's trashiest public schools. Since it's no secret that high scores stem from a hea...

  • NBC
  • Oct 15, 2010
  • NBC
  • Oct 15, 2010
School Pride
Season 1
Season Premiere: Oct 15, 2010
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
45
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Summary When America's public schools are out for a routine inspection hosts Tom Stroup, Kym Whitley, Jacob Soboroff, and Susie Castillo are out to give a makeover. School Pride features a cast of spirit team members who work together to turn around some of America's trashiest public schools. Since it's no secret that high scores stem from a hea...

Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Oct 15, 2010 • 37 m
Soaring Eagles!
In this new series, communities come together to renovate their aging and broken public schools, restoring their sense of value and school pride.
Episode 2 • Oct 22, 2010 • 43 m
Follow the Teachers!
Lanier Elementary School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is in need of major renovations and receives tremendous support from local heroes, the teachers from Teach 4 America.
Episode 3 • Oct 29, 2010 • 43 m
Rising from the Flood
A destructive flood leaves Kingston Springs Elementary School in Kingston Springs, Tennessee, in need of help. Plus, a surprise - and moving performance - by LADY ANTEBELLUM.
Episode 4 • Nov 5, 2010 • 43 m
Don't Shut Us Down!
The Communication and Media Arts High School in Detroit, renowned for its achievements and exceptional graduation rate, is on the district's shut-down list due to poor facilities.
Episode 5 • Nov 12, 2010 • 43 m
Needles
The team heads to Needles High School in California. Resources are lacking to repair the ailing school grounds, but this small town is rich in community spirit and tradition.
Episode 6 • Nov 19, 2010 • 43 m
Pride of the Neighborhood
Los Angeles mayor ANTONIO VILLARAIGOSA, L.A. Laker DEREK FISHER and baseball's JOE TORRE pitch in to offer a positive boost to Hollenbeck Middle School in East L.A.
Episode 7 • Nov 26, 2010 • 42 m
Bring Back the Arts
The Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies fights to restore pride and achievement while its facilities are in shambles. Parents, students and teachers try to keep motivated.

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
45
22% Positive
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44% Mixed
4 Reviews
33% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
45
22% Positive
2 Reviews
44% Mixed
4 Reviews
33% Negative
3 Reviews

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75
A well-timed small-screen counterpart to Waiting for "Superman," Pride is essentially Extreme Makeover: School Edition. But whereas "Superman" digs into the systemic failures of public education, this feel-good hour focuses primarily on the cosmetic.
By Leah Greenblatt FULL REVIEW
63
Maybe School Pride doesn't have the drama of a single sob story, but by the end of the pilot you'll feel both ashamed and inspired. This is what it looks like to volunteer, and there's no reason why you can't do something. Go team!
By Paige Wiser FULL REVIEW
50
I think Hines' heart is in the right place, but I'm tired of seeing people in need used as entertainment to get help they're actually entitled to as Americans.
By Ellen Gray FULL REVIEW
40
If you don't have a taste for tears and cheers and group hugs, a lot of time in School Pride is actually spent watching paint dry.
By Mike Hale FULL REVIEW
40
Every scene in School Pride feels like the seventh or 10th take and too contrived, even by the low standards of reality TV....I will say that School Pride seems less manipulative and showy than its forebears.
By Hank Stuever FULL REVIEW
30
Soboroff seems positively amazed in the premiere when he lands an interview with California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, asking who and what was responsible for the school's dilapidated condition. The not-exactly-press-shy governor rattled off a laundry list of factors: "Labor, special interests, a lack of parent participation, a lack of funding. Clearly, I would say government." Hey, his term's almost up. Let's give him a show. Maybe that will at least have more substance to it.
By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW
30
The aggressive fakery of School Pride makes it unfortunately difficult to believe when the show throws some unexpected punches.
By Glenn Garvin FULL REVIEW

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