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 [Voluntary school desegregation in Lowell] Original Airdate: 10/26/1987 Length: 00:03:27 Item Type: newstape - edited story master Go to full description for this item. Description : Abstract Christy George reports that the city of Lowell has chosen a central enrollment plan to accomplish school desegregation in its public schools. George notes that central enrollment plans are implemented through magnet schools; she adds that students choose schools according to the programs they offer instead of by location. George interviews Robert Kennedy (Mayor of Lowell). Kennedy says that the Lowell School Committee opted for a central enrollment plan in order to avoid court-ordered desegregation of the schools. George reports that the city of Cambridge uses a central enrollment plan and has become a national model for school desegregation. George interviews Peter Colleary (Director of Student Assignments, Cambridge Public Schools) about central enrollment in Cambridge Public Schools. George's report includes footage of a meeting between Colleary and school officials from Rochester, NY. The officials from Rochester ask questions about central enrollment in Cambridge. George notes that opponents to school desegregation in Lowell believe that central enrollment is a form of mandatory desegregation. George interviews George Kouloheras (Lowell School Committee) about his opposition to the central enrollment plan. George notes that Cambridge had a successful school system even before the adoption of the central enrollment plan. She adds that the Cambridge model may not work in every city. George's report includes footage of buses in front of schools in Lowell, footage of a girls' soccer game in Cambridge and footage of buses arriving at South Boston High School in 1976. Contributor : Reporter Christy George
Subject : Keywords Busing for school integration - General Busing for school integration - Magnet schools School boards School choice Subject : Personal Names Colleary, Peter George, Christy Kennedy, Robert Kouloheras, George Subject : Corporate Names (Organization names) Cambridge School Department Lowell School Committee Subject : Geographic Locations Cambridge (Mass.) Lowell (Mass.) Type : Genre News - Television |
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