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Oral history interview with Frank J. Macchiarola, 1995.

Creator: Macchiarola, Frank J.
Project: Edward I. Koch Administration Oral History Project.
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Phys. Desc. :Transcript 51 pages Sound recording 1 audiocassette
Location: Columbia Center for Oral History
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Biographical Note

Chancellor.

Scope and Contents

Reminiscences of Edward I. Koch [Koch] administration: initial contact with Koch; involvement with Financial Control Board; appointment as chancellor of New York City schools; Board of Education; tenure law, 1978; hiring administrators, teachers; promotion policy; segregation; Gates program; Junior ROTC; United Federation of Teachers; dropout rate; support services: custodians, bus drivers; bus strike; testing system; disruptive students; Jamaica High School; New York Times article on non-civil service jobs; resignation as chancellor; accountability; condom distribution; discussion of memorable students.

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Copyright by the Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1995.

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