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...plan, proposed by parents in the Agassiz neighborhood, will compete with three plans submitted by School Superintendent William Lannon last month for city consideration. Lannon said last night the new plan may move too slowly to satisfy state authorities...
...believe in racial balance," Weinstein said. "We just feel plans A, B and C [the three proposals submitted by Lannon last month] cause more disruption than they have to, both in moving students from the school they already attend, and by separating siblings...
...single item in the city budget, provides a good example. To meet King's tax cap would entail the virtual destruction of the city's schools. Even with a 13 per cent spending increase, many supports will be removed from an already shaky system. But, as school superintendent William Lannon and Cambridge mayor Francis H. Duehay '55 have pointed out, the city is caught in a double bind. If taxes are raised too much, it may add further fuel to the tax-cutting fires and impair the city's ability to meet its citizens' needs even further...
...firestorm of criticism that greeted the proposed cuts may not be Lannon's only problem. The city's mayor, Francis H. Duehay '55, last week called for "serious consideration" of further budget cuts to keep tax increases to a minimum...
...meet King's cap, Lannon said the system would have to close four schools. Close elementary libraries. Axe elementary science programs. Increase class size 15 per cent. Lay off 210 staff. Move the central office to a new, smaller home. Stop sabbatical leaves for teachers. End the cultural resources program. Halt elementary athletics. Close down the bilingual summer school, the evening program, and adult diploma classes. Stop teaching foreign languages at the elementary schools. And stop all raises of any sort for teachers...