Jamie Fitzpatrick and Nona Alberts are two women from opposites sides of the social and economic track, but they have one thing in common: a mission to fix their community's broken school and ensure a bright future for their children. The two women refuse to let any obstacles stand in their way as they battle a bureaucracy that's hopelessly mired in traditional thinking, and they seek to re-energize a faculty that has lost its passion for teaching.
Viola Davis
as Nona Alberts
Maggie Gyllenhaal
as Jamie Fitzpatrick
Ving Rhames
as Principal Thompson
Lance Reddick
as Charles Alberts
Rosie Perez
as Breena Harper
Emily Alyn Lind
as Malia
Stephen Weigand
as Riske's assistant
Liza Colón-Zayas
as Yvonne
Teri Clark
as Miss Andrews
Sarab Kamoo
as Principal Chamudes
Oscar Isaac
as Michael Perry
Holly Hunter
as Evelyn Riske
