LEADER 00000ngm 2200493Ka 4500 001 50172203 005 20020715 TAPE OCLC0715: 0168 007 mr baaadmnartnnac------ 008 020716s1949 xxu021 mleng d 009 Reclvl: f Addate: 020716 Addid: OCL Moddate: 080606 Modid: XRF 035 (PFA-FILM)9710 035 GLADN184896927 040 CUY|cCUY 090 |b1608-04-518 245 04 The march of time.|pThe fight for better schools|h[motion picture] /|cForum Film. 246 13 Fight for better schools 257 United States. 260 United States :|bTime, Inc. ,|cc1949. 300 1 reel of 1 (21 min.) (738 ft.) :|bopt sd., b&w ;|c16 mm. |3print. 490 1 The march of time. 500 Production date taken from print. 506 Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating.|5CBPF. 520 In 1946, the citizens of Arlington, Virginia were unsatisfied with their city's school system. The PTA and other organizations investigated schools and found overcrowded, poorly-lit classrooms in which three grades were often taught together. Teachers were overworked and principals were burdened with clerical work. Concerned citizens visited the Office of Education for background information and the National Education Association for school system rankings and comparisons. Armed with this data, they attended a joint meeting of the school and county boards, where they were informed their only remedy was to raise money by a bond issue. Determined to make a difference, the citizens met to form a committee for school improvement. Their objectives were to work with other groups, encourage citizen participation, investigate school problems, institute an elected school board, and pass a school bond issue. Members of the committee obtained 5,000 signatures on bond issue petitions. At a special session of the legislature, they introducted a proposed bill that requested an exception to the state law prohibiting elected school boards. The bill became law, and Virginia counties were free to elect school board members. After nominating several of its own members, the 520 committee campaigned on radio and in the newspapers and inspected local schools on Saturdays with media observers. A record 13,000 citizens turned out to vote in the school board elections, and the Better Schools candidates won a 2 -1 victory with the entire slate elected. In November 1948, the school board got a $4.75 million bond issue, which they used to improve school health and music programs, purchase audiovisual materials, and hire over 50 new teachers. Members of the school board also met with representatives from other districts interested in educational reform. This film also depicts members of the Arkansas Educational Caravan, a touring citizens' group that exhibited new school furniture and equipment in an attempt to generate support for its reform campaign. 590 PFA 1608-04-518. |aCONDITION NOTE: Last checked: July 1, 2002, scratched, difficulty holding frameline periodically. 610 20 Arkansas Educational Caravan. 650 0 Public schools|zVirginia|zArlington County. 650 0 School bonds|zVirginia|zArlington County. 650 0 School boards|zVirginia|zArlington County. 650 0 Educational accountability|zVirginia|zArlington County. 650 0 Classroom environment|zVirginia|zArlington County. 650 0 Citizens' advisory committees in education. 650 0 Education|xParent participation. 650 0 Educational change. 655 7 Shorts.|2mim 655 7 Documentaries and factual works|2mim 655 7 Newsreels.|2mim 710 2 Forum Film. 710 2 Time, inc. 710 2 March of Time, Inc. 710 2 Arkansas Educational Caravan. 830 0 march of time. 935 GLADN184896927 946 PFA 1608-04-518. On leader/can: The fight for better schools. 956 20140224|bPFA migration/merge load 957 OCLC xref loaded 20140928 994 01|bCUY