Browse shows on: Arthur Jefferson

Public Education: A Community Crisis (1983)
Guests: Arthur Jefferson, Helen Moore, Stuart Rankin, Marvin Green, John Elliott, Queen Lourdmon, Freddie Carter, Adrienne Bailey, William Pappas, Mary Futrell, Emeral Crosby, Donald Johnson, Patrick Drummond, Nancy Boykin, James Bannon, Mount V. Allen, Anita Poseu, Clara Rutherford
Host: Ben Frazier
Producer : Ed Gordon
Duration: 00:59:36
Description: This show is about how attitudes, goals, and values about public education have changed and how that effects schools.
Guests are Dr. Arthur Jefferson, the superintendent of Detroit Public Schools; Helen Moore, of Black Parents for Quality Education; Dr. Stuart Rankin, the deputy superintendent of Detroit Public Schools; Dr. Marvin Green, the assistant superintendent of curriculum development for Detroit Public Schools; John Elliott, the president of the Detroit Federation of Teachers; Mumford High School teacher, Queen Lourdmon; Northern High School teacher, Freddie Carter; Dr. Adrienne Bailey, the vice president of academic affairs, the college board; Clara Rutherford, the vice president of the Detroit Board of Education; William Pappas, OHM. Mich. H.S.; Mary Futrell, the president of the National Education Association; Dr. Emeral Crosby, the principal of Northern High School; Mumford High School senior class president, Donald Johnson; Northern High School counselor, Patrick Drummond; Nancy Boykin, the director of continuing education for girls; Deputy Chief James Bannon of the Detroit Police Department; Anita Poseu, a parent; and Mount V. Allen, the principal of Shulz Elementary School.
Dropout Show (1986)
Guests: Arthur Jefferson, Carmen Harlan, Tom Seabron, Greg Reed
Host: Ed Gordon
Producer : Dianne Atkinson Hudson
Duration: 00:59:06
Description: This show examines reasons for the high dropout rate in Detroit public schools, and emphasizes the importance of staying in school.

Guests include Dr. Arthur Jefferson, superintendent of Detroit Public Schools; Carmen Harlan, a news anchor for WDIV TV; entertainment attorney, Greg Reed; and former NFL player and stockbroker, Tom Seabron.
School Crisis School Crisis (1987)
Guests: Teola Canty, George Vaughn, Arthur Jefferson
Host: Ed Gordon
Producer : Ed Gordon, Trudy Gallant
Duration: 00:28:18
Description: This program, broadcast live in the spring of 1987, was organized by WTVS as a public forum in response to the fatal shooting of a student at a Detroit high school. The panel discussion, led by host Ed Gordon, with Detroit Schools Superintendent Dr. Arthur Jefferson, school board member George Vaughn, and PTA President Teola Canty, illuminates the struggle of a major city to come to grips with violence in its schools and broader community.
Detroit Schools Settlement (October 12, 1987)
Guests: Arthur Jefferson, Elliot John
Host: Ed Gordon
Producer : Ed Gordon
Duration: 00:28:46
Description: This show examines the contract agreed to by striking teachers in Detroit schools. Guests include Dr. Arthur Jefferson, superintendent of Detroit Public Schools; and John Elliot, president of the Detroit Federation of Teachers.