Description: Bruce Bolling and Ray Flynn hold PC to say they want an appointed rather than elected school committee for Boston. Rita Walsh-Tomasini and Gerald Anderson disagree. Hubie Jones.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/01/1989
Description: SCHOOL COMMITTEE HEARING ON KEEPING OPEN HEMENWAY AND PHILBRICK SCHOOLS. Joseph Casper, John Nucci, Robert Spillane, Kevin McCluskey.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/29/1985
Description: Boston school committee debates who should have power to hire and fire; endorses shift of personnel administration to superintendent. Joseph Casper, Abigail Browne, John Grady.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 07/21/1987
Description: Superintendent Laval Wilson recommends Boston School Committee close underenrolled schools and relocate and consolidate others. Plan does not meet with approval, though it is intended to save $3.9 million in the education budget. Jean McGuire.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/06/1986
Description: Boston City Council compromises on school reform legislation, giving superintendent authority over teacher tenure, hiring, demotion, dismissal…leaving school committee to focus on policy.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/12/1987
Description: Interview with interim superintendent Joseph McDonough who is optimistic about the Boston school system.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/29/1990
Description: Sailing schooner "Adventure" is launched as fishing boat from Gloucester after being refurbished with private contributions.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/29/1988
Description: Gunther Schuller comments on the legacy of Duke Ellington as a genius composer. Jazz.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/28/1989
Description: America scores lowest among 17 nations in science education. Physics classroom at Edwards Middle School. Students tell their career ambitions.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/11/1988
Description: Five scientists talk about the cost of high tech weapons and the losses incurred in diverting expertise from social welfare and consumer goods. Victor Weisskopf, Vera Kistiakowsky.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/22/1991