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BUSINESS: State of Education: What changes should be made?
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December 18, 2008
State of Education: What changes should be made?


(NECN) - The Boston Foundation and NECN continue the series: State of Education: Making the grade in Massachusetts. Over the course of this year we have been examining what's working and what isn't in public schools, from preschool to college. The focus of this program is the education pipeline.

NECN's Chet Curtis and Paul Grogan, president and CEO of the Boston Foundation host the third installment of the series. Joining RD and Paul to discuss the issues are:

Margaret Blood, the founder and president of Strategies for Children, which oversees the early education for all campaign.

Mandy Savitz-Romer, the director of the Risk and Prevention program at Harvard University's graduate school of education.

Michael Contompasis the director of intergovernmental relations and external affairs for the city of Boston. His background is in education, as a teacher, headmaster, COO and superintendent of the Boston public schools.

And the Reverend Ray Hammond is pastor of the Bethel AME church in Boston. He chairs the board of the Boston foundation, had a full time career as a physician and is one of the founders of the ten-point coalition.

In this segment, the panel discusses changes and reforms that should be made, and then offer some final thoughts on tonight's discussion.

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