Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1987-05-13
Duration: 00:03:38

Subject: African American students; School improvement programs; School superintendents
People: Kelly, Hope; Wilson, Dr. Laval;

Clip Description
Hope Kelly reports that Dr. Laval Wilson (Superintendent, Boston Public Schools) must improve the reading skills of its students. Kelly's report is accompanied by Wilson speaking about the importance of reading skills at a press conference. Wilson says that students are reading below target levels. Kelly's report features footage of students of all different races talking about literacy and reading a statement about the importance of literacy.

This edition of the Ten O'Clock News also included the following item:
Princess Zenani Dlamini and her husband Prince Thumbumuzi Dlamini will attend Boston University
Swaziland prince and princess attend Boston University

Series Description
A local program aimed at the Boston audience, The Ten O'Clock News debuted on January 15, 1976. Its two immediate predecessors were The Reporters and Evening Compass. A news and public affairs show focusing on neighborhood, local and state issues, The Reporters was produced and broadcast on WGBH from 1970 to 1973. The Reporters was then replaced by Evening Compass, which expanded into a twice-nightly news broadcast during the tense moments of Boston's busing crisis. On the air from 1973 to 1975, Evening Compass found an audience through its in-depth coverage of school desegregation in Boston, which began in 1974. The Ten O'Clock News stood out as an in-depth news program. It strove for a balance between local and national stories, between politics and the Arts. The last The Ten O'Clock News program was broadcast on May 30, 1991.

See also: http://main.wgbh.org/ton/programs/5070_02