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Ten O'Clock News; School opening
09/06/1978
South Boston High exterior on first day of school. Press photographers stand around outside waiting for something to happen. Three upperclassmen say it is quieter inside since desegregation furor has died down, and learning can take place. They discuss news programs in the school. Several takes of reporter standup. Graffiti “stop forced busing” still visible on street. School bus arrives, lets off two black girls. Interview in front of School Committee headquarters with woman from Citywide Education Coalition who appraises current state of Boston schools: parents are involved and important to educational improvement; vocational education is woefully lacking; must upgrade reading and basic skills. “City can someday have an attractive and credible public school system.” She cautions that just because it is quiet now compared to the first years of busing, people should not assume the school system is okay; it still needs criticism and community input. Editor's note: Content given off the record was edited out of this footage.
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- Series
- Ten O'Clock News
- Title
School opening
- Series Description
NIGHTLY NEWS WITH CHRISTOPHER LYDON AND CARMEN FIELDS Began January 1976. Replaced evening news show EVENING COMPASS. Original host: Steve Nevas. Other anchors, Christopher Lydon (1977-91) and Gail Harris (1983). In 1980 - hour long. Ended in 1991.
(PREDECESSORS: Louis Lyons began news operations at WGBH in 1952. The News at 10 began in 1966. The Reporters premiered in 1970. The Evening Compass started in 1974.) Series release date: 1/1976
- Duration
00:21:58
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Schools
- Busing for school integration
- Education
- First day of school
- Boston (Mass.). School Committee
- African American students
- School integration
- Locations
- South Boston (Boston, Mass.)
- Genres
- News Report
- Topics
- News
- Contributors
- Schechter, Danny (Reporter)
- Citation
- Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; School opening,” 09/06/1978, GBH Archives, accessed September 22, 2023, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_784119C486FE41A0BF213885143767B9.
- MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; School opening.” 09/06/1978. GBH Archives. Web. September 22, 2023. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_784119C486FE41A0BF213885143767B9>.
- APA: Ten O'Clock News; School opening. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_784119C486FE41A0BF213885143767B9