Prime Time; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Commemoration

Sardella, Ed · January 14, 1982

Prime Time is a weekly program about Denver Public Schools hosted by Ed Sardella. This episode visits Garden Place Elementary School, Hallett Academy, and Manual High School, where students are focusing on activities about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Fannye B. Evans of the Department of Adult, Vocational, and Practical Arts Education talks about some of the activities. Ed Sardella reports on the events in Denver surrounding Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday and commemoration. The Archuleta and Arnold families participate in the January Prime Time activity cards, which encourage using newspapers to hone reading skills. James H. Daniels, Administrative Director of the Department of Elementary Education, interviews Dorothy Sandberg, Reading Specialist at Denver Public Schools, about reading games. Dr. Joseph E. Brzeinski, Superintendent of Denver Public Schools, interviews Jerry Cavanaugh, Supervisor in the Department of Development and Evaluation-Testing about testing in Denver Public Schools.