Draft of part of the conclusion to the Final Report describing the organisation of learning at Rafael Hernandaez School and the role of bilingual instruction through the grades of the school. Written by Saville Kushner in 1982.
Note from Saville Kushner listing three items that have been omitted from the case study but which might be included in the conclusion: undated, but probably 1982
Saville Kushner's notes arising from discussions with in Boston in 1980, after the presentation of the Interim report. These highlight some of the contentious issues which had arisen and areas in which the staff felt they had been misrepresented or the CARE team had misinterpreted what they had observed. Undated, but from April 1980 when Kushner and MacDonald returned to Boston.
A Second draft of Saville Kushner's section of the report on Designs, Methods and Performances. It differs from the previous version in that (among other things), it adds more detail to the project chronology, and also relates the 'condensed fieldwork' used in the evaluation to Ethnography and Portrayal approaches.
Letter from Saville Kushner to Rob Walker, who was at Monash at the time, about rewriting parts of the report. the main reason for writing was to ask to whom Walker had given some photographs
A draft from May 1982 of a section of the final report "Limitations of the Case Study", part of which appeared as the final section of the book of the project. An important point that is made is that the team saw themselves not as writing a 'case study of the school' but of 'the issues and conditions of bilingual teaching', and this distinction was not appreciated by school staff.
A draft from July 1982 of the final section of the final report, including a review of the research design and a timetable of how events actually unfolded, in comparison with the proposed timeline. It also highlights several of the major points of difficulty that were encountered: the dissatisfaction of school staff with the portrayal of the school, and their concerns about the CARE teams' contact with policymakers while simultaneously having access the the school.
Letter to Maria Brisk Director of the Bilingual Education Programme at Boston University, confirming arrangements for her visit to Norwich in January 1980.
Letter to Maria Kline asking her to remind Saville of her comments on the diagram showing routes through the school and adding that the report improves with every redraft.
SEPAC (South End Project Area Committee) Newsletter, August 1979, Vol XI, no. 4 primarily concerned with the imminent Mayoral elections which were of particular interest as David Finnegan, chair of the Boston School Board was a candidate. He came 4th and Kevin White, the long-time incumbent, was reelected. It also lists news and community events.
Article published in Time magazine focussing on the critical stance of Richard Rodriguez, a successful Mexican-American writer who claimed that bilingual education cheated minorities and who had been feted by critics of bilingual schooling.
Hispanic Americans, "It's your turn in the sun". Cover article in TIME Magazine, 16 October 1978, pp.48-61. Education (alongside issues such as voter registration, employment and political representation) is a key theme in the piece. Regional studies deal with Miami, Los Angeles and New York – but not Boston.
