Frank V. Thompson

Frank Victor Thompson (July 28, 1874 – October 23, 1921) was an American educator who served as superintendent of Boston Public Schools from 1918 to 1921.

In 1906 he was sent to Europe to study the educational systems used in Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Belgium, and France.

[3] He was influential in starting the Continuation School, which allowed boys who were in the workforce to get a part-time education in their field of employment.

[2] In 1914, Thompson was offered the position of secretary of the National Commission of Vocational Education, a committee appointed by President Woodrow Wilson that was to create a national policy for appropriating funds for industrial education, but the Boston School Committee chose not to grant him a leave of absence.

[5] The stalemate lasted two months and was broken when one of Rafter's supporters agreed to break the deadlock by voting for Thompson.