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Lashman and slow revenues

Description: Edward Lashman announces slow revenue growth, causing half billion dollar budget deficit. Reps. Joan Menard, Robert Emmet Hayes, Peter Forman.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 10/06/1989

Lashman vs. House on revenues

Description: Edward Lashman is at odds with state reps over need for new taxes and administration's contingency planning for budget crisis. Voke, McGee, Keverian, Clapprood, Flood.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/17/1989

Last-minute legislation

Description: Chaos on final day of legislative session, trying to pass bills at last minute. Bulger on convention center authority. David Locke and Saundra Graham deplore short shrift given to serious matters.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/05/1988

Late night talk shows

Description: New contenders, Arsenio Hall and Pat Sajak, in late night television show race go up against Johnny Carson. Local station management comment on durability of the programs.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/11/1989

Latin debt

Description: Explainer on debt crisis among Latin American nations. Fidel Castro.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/13/1986

Latinos and poverty

Description: Boston Foundation study finds Latino families suffer high rate of poverty. Women type at word processors in job training program. Hubie Jones.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 12/11/1989

Launching Central Artery project

Description: "Ground breaking" ceremony for the Central Artery project (aka the Big Dig), where they used welding equipment to dismantle a bridge, rather than shovels to literally break ground. Interview with Public Works commissioner Jane Garvey on nature of the project and its funding. Michael Dukakis and William Bulger speak at the ceremony. At the same time, a public hearing is being held at the State House, where State Inspector General Joseph Baressi is trying to overhaul the way the state does business with consultant, which Baressi thinks is a problem with the Central Artery project. Following the edited story is b-roll of the construction site environs and the ceremony, as well as excerpts of Dukakis's speech, Bulger's speech, and other speakers.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/12/1990

Laurence Lesser

Description: Cellist Laurence Lesser plays Bach to commemorate the 300th birthday.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/22/1985

Laval Wilson

Description: Marcus Jones reports on proposals by Laval Wilson (Superintendent, Boston Public Schools) to improve educational standards in the Boston Public School System. Jones' report includes footage of Wilson at a press conference. Wilson discusses his goals and agenda for improving the level of education in the school system. Jones reviews Wilson's proposals. Jones' report includes footage from an interview with John Nucci (President, Boston School Committee). Nucci comments on Wilson's proposals and talks about efforts by the Boston School Committee to find funding for the proposals.
0:59:59: Visual: Footage of Dr. Laval Wilson (Superintendent, Boston Public Schools) at a press conference, talking about his goal to improve the level of education in the Boston Public School System. Marcus Jones reports that Wilson has proposed a comprehensive education improvement plan for the schools; that the plan is now under review by the Boston School Committee. V: Footage of Wilson saying that 20% of first graders did not pass first grade last year; that Boston students do not read well; that students do not perform well on standardized tests. Jones reports that the average senior graduating from Boston Public Schools read at a seventh grade level; that Wilson wants to raise that level. V: Shots of students in a classroom; of male high school students in the hallway of a high school. Footage of Wilson saying that graduating seniors should be able to read at the eighth grade level at least; that eighth graders should be able to read at a sixth grade level. Shot of a school hallway. On-screen text lists Wilson's proposals for stricter promotion standards, for more reading assignments, for programs to retain dropouts and for an increase in writing and math course work. Shots of a teacher teaching reading to elementary school students; of students in the classroom. Jones reports that budget cuts may force the layoff of forty teachers. V: Footage of Wilson saying that some positions and programs can be cut from the budget. Footage of John Nucci (President, Boston School Committee) saying that the School Committee needs to find ways to fund Wilson's initiatives; that the School Committee is already cutting the school budget by $10 million. Nucci says that Wilson's proposals are valuable; that the School Committee will cut the budget to fund the proposals. Jones stands outside the offices of the Boston School Committee. Jones reports that Wilson's initiatives will address sixteen areas of concern in the school system; that Wilson submitted thirteen proposals to the School Committee today.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/12/1987

Laval Wilson & dropout rate

Description: SUPT WILSON'S PLAN TO COMBAT HIGH DROPOUT RATE
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/07/1986