https://reuther.wayne.edu/taxonomy/term/409 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3866 <p>Ted Koppel interviews Al Shanker and Dr. John Silber of Boston University about the Chelsea, Massachusetts school system. Located across the river from Boston, Chelsea had the worst school performance in the state. As a way to save the failing system, the Chelsea School Board signed administration over to Boston University for ten years. Shanker is strongly opposed to this plan. While he believes that the University's proposals for educational programming are good, he disagrees with a private institution performing a public function. Dr. Silber attempts to answer Shanker's criticisms. <span class='read-more'><a href="https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3866" target="_blank"><strong>&nbsp;read&nbsp;more&nbsp;&raquo;</strong></a></span></p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/3866#comments American Federation of Teachers Boston University Chelsea (Mass.) Koppel, Ted, 1940 Feb. 8- Privatization Shanker, Albert Silber, John, 1926- Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:21:18 -0500 jruss 3866 at https://reuther.wayne.edu