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...following candidates are running for Cambridge School Committee: Alfred B. Fantini, Jane F. Sullivan, Frances H. Cooper, Sara O. Garcia, Richard P. Griffin, David P. Kennedy, Joseph E. Maynard, Timothy J. Toomey, Jr., Larry Weinstei
...down to the educational issues, the real things that make schools work," says Frances H. Cooper, the only incumbent candidate endorsed by the Cambridge Civic Association (CCA), the liberal political organization...
Richard B. Griffin '51 and Frances H. Cooper are the other two CCA candidates trying to increase the CCA representation on the committee. Griffin, who is a gerontology consultant and was the Roman Catholic chaplain at Harvard from 1968 to 1975, sees the budget as a central issue. Cambridge's spending per student is one of the highest in the Commenwealth, and Griffin wants to find out why. Griffin has become more involved in the schools since his daughter entered first grade at the Agassiz school this year...
...Cooper, though calling the Superintendent's job "above average", believes that Peterkin's "Key Results" plan must be more closely scrutinized. Peterkin offered his "Key Results" this summer as a guideline of long-range plans for the next three years. Cooper believes that budgetary and time limitations will force the committee to make decisions as to its priorities. She says that making long-range plans for the next 10 years is the committee's most important responsibility...
This years' school committee will face several controversial issues including the use of standardized testing, AIDS fears among parents, and bilingual education. The candidates who are best suited to tackle these issues are first-term CCA incumbent Frances H. Cooper and CCA challengers Sara O. Garcia, Richard Griffin '51, David P. Kennedy, and Larry Weinstein. Together, their experience in education can return the Cambridge public school system to the fore of urban systems nationwide...