Pierre Louis, Gary Desmond, Charles Burke, Daniel

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Part three of a four-part series on the Boston School Committee and its role in policymaking, featuring guest Daniel Burke, school committee treasurer and guidance counselor at Catholic Memorial High School. Topics discussed include Burke's role in developing the Boston Public Schools (BPS) budget, the impact of insufficient funding on educational quality, recent efforts to improve/revitalize BPS, the rationale behind Superintendent Laval Wilson's recent controversial recommendation to consolidate BPS and close schools, the future of BPS, including the impact of rapidly shifting demographics, the strength and uniqueness of the current committee, and transferable lessons from the Catholic school system to BPS. Black Perspectives is a public affairs talk show featuring in depth conversations about issues of interest to the African American community.

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