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What Price Learning?

Item number (ISN):

444405

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1960/1969 ?

Item number (ISN):

444405

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

BELL CANADA

Accession:

1979-0192

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1960/1969 ?

Production company:

Gordon/Glyn Productions

Production credit:

photography, Bob Baldwin; sound, Andrew Babbish; editor, John Schmerling; script and director, Burrill Crohn and Michael Glyn; producer Michael Glyn

Description:

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Documentary film which examines the implications of the California Supreme Court's "Serrano Decision", which ruled the collection of funds from school taxes from local property taxes unconstitutional due to the potential for broad educational inequalities. Professor Sidney Sonnenblum, an economist with the institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of California, talks about the disparity between poor and affluent neighbourhoods, and its subsequent effect on the school system. Clips of students voicing their opinions and comment from John Serrano. Dr. Melvin Ehrenhalt, a Beverly Hills parent, criticizes the decision and its effect on the quality of education. Additional comments on the issue from: Chairman of the Black Education Commission of the Los Angles Board of Education, Reverend Paul Matrin; Superintendent of the E1 Segundo Unified School District, Dr. Dale M.harter; teachers, Lloyd B. Wilkins and Jake A. Zannella from the 118th Street Elementary school in Los Angeles. <15mn 25s>

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. Producers acknowledge the cooperation of the students and staff at 114th St. School, 118th St. School, Hobart St. School, Manual Arts High School, Locke High School, Beverly Hills High School, Milll Road School-Whittier, and E1 Segundo High School.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

598324

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8006-0157

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

REL PRT

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

Reproduction access:

with written permission of copyright owner : with permission of Bell Canada~The HISTORICAL NEWSREELS compilation is open for consultation and copyright has expired - see letter of 5 June 1996 in Collection File.

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