Free Viewing: Killing Ed

About the Film

Killing Ed: Charter Schools, Corruption and the Gülen Movement in America is an investigative documentary that examines alleged corruption, lack of oversight, and political influence within certain taxpayer-funded charter schools in the United States that are linked to the Gülen Movement, a global religious and social network led by Turkish cleric Fethullah Gülen. The film argues that these charter schools operate with limited transparency while receiving large amounts of public funding, raising concerns about financial practices, hiring policies, and academic accountability. Through interviews with educators, former insiders, journalists, and education policy critics, the documentary presents these schools as an example of broader problems within the charter school movement, including privatization of public education and weakened regulation. While the film focuses on Gülen-affiliated schools, it ultimately frames its message as a wider critique of charter school expansion and the risks of public education being managed by private organizations with minimal public oversight.