Description: John Silber considers bilingual education and too small budget as problems in Chelsea public schools. Proposes to make that school system a laboratory for BU School of Education.
Description: Math professor at BU School of Education teaches college students methods to impart lessons effectively to elementary students. She endorses collaboration with Chelsea schools.
Description: Interview with Cliff Saunders of Boston Indian Council. 3500 to 4000 native Americans live in Boston area, 75% Micmacs from Nova Scotia. Council's goals are to enhance self-determination, improve education and employment, and foster cultural awareness and pride. Pair of ping pong players in recreation room. Small children's group in day care room. In elder affairs room, men play cribbage and women do handcrafts. Sign “American Indian spoken here.”
Description: Jim Braude and Kip Tiernan head a rally outside the State House asking for new taxes to safeguard education, affordable housing, and other necessities cut short in proposed state budget.
Description: Resigning chancellor Randolph Bromery disagrees with governor's attitude toward public education. Stephen Tocco claims education is "very high priority" for Weld, but not as high as public safety.
Description: Air piece on a program, called Operation Discovery, which will bus African American students from Roxbury to a school in Sharon for summer school classes. Reporter standup in Post Office Square in Sharon. Interview with Reverend Donald Al Wasserman of the Unitarian Church, who originated the program.
Description: Michael Dukakis and Paul Tsongas attend announcement of Cambridge public schools computer literacy campaign. Mayor Alfred Vellucci. Four children at terminals.
Description: Education Secretary Lauro Cavazos visits Chelsea High to discuss Hispanic dropout rate. Diana Lam. Bilingual classroom. Students mill around outside school.