"Beyond the Blackboard" is based on a true tale of a 24-year-old first-time teacher who makes a difference in the lives of the homeless children she teaches in a makeshift classroom in a shelter. Set in 1987 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this film follows a brand-new teacher and mother who is assigned a more difficult teaching job than expected and ends herself teaching homeless children in a room-sized school dubbed, literally, The School with No Name. She must overcome some personal prejudices in order to be a true teacher for these youngsters, and there are also practical obstacles such as a lack of books and resources.