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Greater Boston; Deval Patrick-Education Reform / Taxi Fare Hikes / BU Student at Cannes

06/24/2008


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Series
Greater Boston
Program
Deval Patrick-Education Reform / Taxi Fare Hikes / BU Student at Cannes
Series Description

HUB CITY AT ITS BEST. A LOOK AT EVERYTHING AND EVERYBODY INTERESTING IN BOSTON. HOSTED BY EMILY ROONEY. Series release date: 1/1997

Program Description

Deval Patrick-Education Reform Gov. Deval Patrick is spending most of the week discussing his education "Readiness Project." Some of Patrick's proposals include merging school districts, creating universal pre-kindergarten and full-day kindergarten and negotiating a single statewide teachers contract. Guests: Gov. Deval Patrick

Taxi Fare Hikes Today, the Boston Taxi Driver's Association will attend a public hearing pushing for a fare hike, demanding an increase of $5.15 for a 4-mile fare. The group points out that cabbies have not had a raise in six years when gas cost $1.50 per gallon. Guests: John Ford, Owner, City Cab and Top Cab; Ionel Joita, Independent cab driver

BU Student at Cannes Ben Safdie is a BU student whose short film was recently featured at the Director's Fortnight, a side event of the Cannes International Film Festival. Guests: Ben Safdie, Filmmaker

Duration

00:28:30

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres
News Report
Topics
News
Local Communities
Citation
Chicago: “Greater Boston; Deval Patrick-Education Reform / Taxi Fare Hikes / BU Student at Cannes,” 06/24/2008, WGBH Media Library & Archives, accessed April 21, 2019, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_0F6FF721760249EAA5D40C71EB16D673.
MLA: “Greater Boston; Deval Patrick-Education Reform / Taxi Fare Hikes / BU Student at Cannes.” 06/24/2008. WGBH Media Library & Archives. Web. April 21, 2019. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_0F6FF721760249EAA5D40C71EB16D673>.
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