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...best chance for achieving these goals lies in the election of a progressive school committee in tomorrow's elections. Six candidates--Glenn Koocher, David Blackman, Henrietta Attles, Frances Cooper, Maryann McEachern and Sara Mae Berman seem likely to provide this kind of leadership...
Frances M. Cooper...
...Frances Cooper, a CCA candidate, says her goal is simple: "To see that each child gets a good quality education in whichever program is best for that child." As a school board member, Cooper says she would try to preserve the choice of programs that the city's schools now offer...
Qualified teaching determines the success or failure of a program according to Cooper. "A qualified teacher is more than just a certified one," she adds. Cooper believes that in the hiring and firing of teachers the needs of the whole system must be considered. Because of the varied needs of the schools, cutting teachers on "strictly a seniority basis doesn't work...
...Cambridge school system should also be committed to minority teachers, Cooper adds. "Minority teachers are not important only for the 37 per cent minority students; the non-minority students benefit just as much--it should be considered part of their education," Cooper says...