New York City Teachers Vote to Renew Strike Over Decentralization
The United Federation of Teachers vows to renew its citywide public school strike, charging that assurances of job security under decentralization were broken as parents and local administrators blocked some teachers from classrooms. The walkout followed a two day disruption tied to the Ocean Hill Brownsville firing of 10 teachers, a key flashpoint in the Brooklyn district’s pilot decentralization effort.
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UPS
Teachers’ Union
United Federation of Teachers
UFT
Brooklyn
Ocean Hill
Brownsville
Pueblo Incident Apology Letter From Crewmember Emerges
A letter reportedly written by USS Pueblo crewman Seaman Bradley Crowe urges the United States to apologize to North Korea over the January seizure. Crowe’s family in Island Pond received the eight page note and a photo, noting he is in good condition and had not spoken since April.
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Island Pond
United States
North Korea
Bradley Crowe
Thomas Crowe
Hoff Defends Road Funds Fight in Vermont
Vermont Governor Hoff defends state handling of a $582,000 loss of federal highway funds tied to 1965 I 89 right of way payments. He says the state will pursue all legal options to recover funds, while officials justify keeping the dispute private during negotiations with the federal Bureau of Public Roads.
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Montpelier
UPI
Philip H Hoff
Vermont
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
State Highway Board
Colchester
Swanton
James Marro
Rutland
James Wallace
Bennington
John Gray
Gray
Department
Bureau
Federal Bureau
Wallace
Marro
Lauritz Larsen
Larsen
Highway Department
Jim Wallace
Head Start Follow-Through Questioned by UConn Study
A UConn study of Hartford Head Start finds no strong evidence of long term benefits and notes follow through is crucial. Project Follow Through aims to extend gains in Bridgeport Danbury East Hartford Hartford and Waterbury.
Integrationist Named Head of Massachusetts Schools
Dr. Nell V. Sullivan, 53, currently Berkeley California superintendent, named Massachusetts commissioner of education. He will take over early next year, succeeding Dr. Owen B. Kiernan who leaves Dec. 31 for Washington. Sullivan led Berkeley to the first complete racial integration of any large system. He has roots in New Hampshire and Maine, and helped set up a Prince Edward County Virginia system in 1963 when schools were closed to avoid integration.
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UPS
Nell V. Sullivan
Berkeley
Calif
Massachusetts
State Board of Education
Owen B. Kiernan
Secondary School Principals Association
Washington
Dr. Sullivan
Prince Edward County
William C. Saltonstall
Sullivan
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Diamond Center
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Gladstones Shoes
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Newport
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Long Island
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