Word: chelsea
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Further action on the proposed Boston University takeover of the troubled Chelsea school district has been stalled by disagreement over liability problems, university and city officials said this week...
...dispute turns on whether the school board or the university would take responsibility for legal action against the Chelsea schools...
Both sides say the so-called "indemnification" question is the last major issue that needs to be ironed out before the Chelsea School Committee can examine a finalized version of the plan. The decade-long arrangement would establish BU as the administrator of the school system, known for its high dropout rates and low test scores. After local approval, the plan would require ratification by the state legislature and the governor...
...Chelsea school system's reputation for failure originally prompted BU's offer of aid. At present, the city has the highest dropout rate in the state, at 52 percent. In addition, 42 percent of its students come from families receiving federal assistance...
...President John R. Silber has called Chelsea "an ideal laboratory for a University experiment...