Description: Judge rules Boston School Committee cannot order school closings. Parents rejoice over injunction but still have questions about assignments.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/22/1989
Description: CHILDREN WALKING TOWARD SCHOOL BUSES AT JACKSON MANN SCHOOL
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/01/1985
Description: JAMAICA PLAIN HIGH AND STUDENTS AT ATHLETIC PRACTICE
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/11/1986
Description: Somerville High School students learn of legacy of JFK through their parents' memories and their history teacher's lessons. Students in corridors, classroom. High shot of Somerville skyline.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 11/21/1988
Description: Jackson Mann School, strike, 10/9/1980. .
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/09/1980
Description: South Boston High School exterior. Background comments of pedestrians talking to camera operator and reporter. Pam Bullard interviews headmaster Jerome Wynegar on what programs his school will offer, including core curriculum and vocational education. Wynegar says racial problems have been aggravated by outside agitators. He adds that the school is enrolled to capacity, and cannot accommodate students who wish to return after dropping out. He says that the school should make sure to listen to the suggestions of the students, and those students who dropped out, to try to improve the school. He commends the faculty. Additional comments from Wynegar as they shoot cutaways. Shots of graffiti painted on pavement, which reads “Stop Forced Busing.” Several takes of reporter voice over and standup.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/17/1976
Description: Interview with headmaster Jerome Wynegar about changes at South Boston High School in last two years in four areas: administration, discipline, curriculum review, community relations. He sees improvement in students' ability to learn with fewer disruptions than in first years of busing. He discusses the school's attempt to prepare students for their futures. He says more research is needed into educational methods for a changing world; experiential learning should be emphasized over traditional lectures. He endorses alternative programs because attendance is encouraged. reel 1 of 2
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/01/1978
Description: Interview with headmaster Jerome Wynegar. Says there are more opportunities at South Boston High School than at any other school in the city. He is very sanguine about the integration of the student body, and the array in curriculum from basic skills to electives to vocational education. Compliments the administrative involvement of Joseph McDonough (community district superintendent). Says Boston School Department is notoriously bad in paying bills. reel 2 of 2
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 06/01/1978
Description: Courtroom visual of Boston School Desegregation Case. Judge W. Arthur Garrity, Thomas Atkins, Mary Simonds. (Sketches only)
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/05/1985
Description: School Committee member Kathleen Sullivan talks about evening centers (night classes in vocations for adults) run by Boston Public Schools. She says they are underenrolled and should be closed.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/04/1976