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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1988-10-11
Duration: 00:02:44
Subject: School boards; School superintendents
People: Burke, David; Davis-Mullen, Peggy; Jones, Marcus; O'Bryant, John; Wilson, Dr. Laval;
Clip Description
Marcus Jones reports that the Boston School Committee voted eight to five in favor of renewing the contract of Dr. Laval Wilson (Superintendent, Boston Public Schools). Jones notes that some members are opposed to renewing Wilson's contract and made an effort to postpone the vote on his contract renewal. Jones' report includes footage from a Boston School Committee meeting. Peggy Davis-Mullen (Boston School Committee) proposes to postpone the vote on Wilson's contract. John O'Bryant (Boston School Committee) says that he supports the renewal of Wilson's contract. Daniel Burke (Boston School Committee) questions Wilson about the high drop-out rate in the Boston Public Schools. Wilson responds. Jones reports that Wilson has acknowledged the complaints of some critics by pledging to increase parental involvement in the schools and by pledging to improve the School Department's relations with unions.
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.
