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...David C. Blackman...
...David C. Blackman, endorsed by the Cambridge Civic Association in his second run for the school board--says he is worried about Proposition 2 1/2. If any more teachers are laid off, he says, the city's school system will become little more than "a day-care system"--he is running for School Committee to find an alternative to firing teachers...
...teachers provide direct service to the students, and thus cannot be considered for cuts," he says. It is also unrealistic to enlarge the size of classes, especially on the elementary level, Blackman adds: "Even a great teacher can't be effective with too large a group...
...alternative to firing teachers, Blackman wants to cut facilities. "The school system currently rents a suite of offices on Thorndike St.--this is the kind of expense that has to be looked into. Could the offices be moved to another, city-owned facility?" Blackman also intends to search for new sources of supplies, and for new federal grants...
...Blackman, a life-long resident of Cambridge, is married to a Cambridge teacher and has two children in the city's school system. "I went to Cambridge Public Schools and I'm connected with them now as a parent. The schools here have great potential, potential that must be lived up to even with 2 1/2," he said...