Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1987-06-22
Duration: 00:02:32

Subject: School management and organization; School superintendents
People: Casper, Joseph; Donlan, William; George, Christy; Grady, John; Labitue, Doris; Lowber, Peter; McCluskey, Kevin; McGuire, Jean; Nucci, John; O'Bryant, John; O'Reilly, Thomas; Stith, Charles; Wilson, Dr. Laval; Winter, Edward;

Clip Description
Christy George reports that Laval Wilson (Superintendent, Boston Public Schools) has submitted a plan to reform the Boston Public Schools to the Boston School Committee. George notes that the plan represents Wilson's educational philosophy and his vision of how to improve the schools. George reports that the School Committee's vote on the plan has turned into a vote of confidence on Wilson. George's report includes interviews with School Committee members John Nucci and Joe Casper. Nucci supports Wilson's plan. Casper says the vote will decide if Wilson will lead the school system forward. George's report includes footage of School Committee members taking a vote. George notes that the Committee appears to have approved most of the plan. George notes that some parents are unhappy with the plan. George's report includes footage from interviews with Doris Labitue (parent) and Peter Lowber (parent). George's report also features footage of Wilson with supporters at a press conference. Charles Stith (Union United Methodist Church) speaks in support of Wilson's plan.

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/5139_02