EDUCATION '05

Words to the Wise

A decade after he took over Boston's public schools, Superintendent Thomas Payzant will retire at the end of the 2005-2006 school year. A nine-member committee, with help from a professional search firm, begins work next month looking for a replacement. We asked 10 people, each with a stake in the system, to share any advice they'd give the next schools chief.

A tough act to follow, Superintendent Thomas Payzant has been the top school official in Boston for a decade. The search for his successor begins this fall. (Globe Photo / Erik Jacobs) Globe Photo / Erik Jacobs

By Peter DeMarco

August 28, 2005

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CULTIVATE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT "Schools in Boston are quite isolated from communities. It's sort of like there is a bubble over the schools, and we need to pop that isolation. Think of all the rich partnerships that exist in this town, the many different nonprofit organizations, the public institutions, the private sector. I think we could do more. Education is not ... (Full article: 1151 words)