Description: State House hearing on legalized gambling. Sen. Francis Doris favors permitting Beano at elderly housing projects. Lt. Gov. Tom O'Neill opposes casino gambling; wants feasibility study of off-track betting. Rep. Mary Jeanette Murray opposes casino proposed for Hull; wants 25¢ from each lottery ticket to be earmarked as Social Security supplement for elderly. Rep. Nicholas Buglione on public employees' and teachers' pension plans.
Description: What can be done about paltry public education funding in Chelsea, the state's smallest and nearly poorest city? Mayor James Mitchell, Gerard Indelicato. Chelsea City Hall, classroom, triple deckers, Tobin Bridge. Picketing teachers.
Description: Mayor John Brennan, Jr. explains Chelsea's economic plight requiring layoffs of teachers, police, firefighters. Voters failed to override Prop 2 1/2 despite the dire straits. Triple deckers. Tobin Bridge.
Description: Chelsea teacher explains his commitment to working in a poor school system, and why he objects to BU's plan to manage that system. Middle school students in classroom and corridors.
Description: Interior and exterior of Copley Square International High School. Lockers. Students working at computers. Science classroom with chemistry teacher.
Description: Curley Elementary School has open classroom design, and thrives on individualized teacher attention, computer instruction and parent assistance.