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Series: The Ten O'Clock News
Date: 1990-02-14
Duration: 00:04:07
Subject: School boards; School superintendents
People: Burke, Daniel; Davis-Mullen, Peggy; Doherty, Edward; Flynn, Raymond; Grady, John; Guiney, Ellen; Henriquez, Julio; Jones, Eileen; Kelly, Hope; McGuire, Jean; Muhammad, Don; Nucci, John; O'Bryant, John; O'Reilly, Thomas; Walsh-Tomasini, Rita; Wilson, Dr. Laval;
Clip Description
Hope Kelly reviews the major events and key issues during the tenure of Laval Wilson (Superintendent, Boston Public Schools). Kelly reports that the Boston School Committee voted to remove him from his post. Kelly adds that there are racial overtones in the vote to dismiss Wilson. Kelly notes that Wilson's opponents are all white. Kelly reviews Wilson's interview and selection, his record and the school bus drivers' strike. Kelly also discusses the school consolidation controversy and his contract renewal in 1989. Kelly reports that the Boston Public Schools experienced a rise in achievement test scores and a decrease in the drop-out rate under Wilson. Kelly's report is accompanied by footage illustrating these events during Wilson's tenure.
This edition of the Ten O'Clock News also included the following items:
Controversy surrounds the Boston School Committee's decision to fire Laval Wilson
Laval Wilson is let go by the Boston School Committee
Meg Vaillancourt interviews Nthabiseng Mabuza (Cambridge resident) about the release of Nelson Mandela
Nthabiseng Mabuza talks about Nelson Mandela
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.
