This will make Tim's blood BOIL

[Caliga]

All educators fired at underperforming RI school
The Associated Press
Wednesday, February 24, 2010; 9:58 AM

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- A Rhode Island school district has voted to fire all the teachers at an underperforming school.

The Central Falls School Committee voted Tuesday evening to fire every educator at Central Falls High School, including teachers, guidance counselors and the principal.

It's the only school in the tiny, impoverished city north of Providence. Only about half its students graduate, and only 7 percent of 11th-graders were proficient in math in 2009.

The plan was developed because of a federal effort to makeover failing schools.

The Central Falls Teachers Union says it is reviewing legal options and hasn't decided what action to take.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan applauds the decision and says "when schools continue to struggle we have a collective obligation to take action."

Cal's Magic 8 Ball says: Outlook not so good.

[Grey Fox]

Well, what? They sucked.

[The Brain]

I get these weird Lovecraftian vibes. Tiny, impoverished city... underperforming school (of fishmen?). Freaks.

[DGuller]

Must be hard for Tim to see all his old teachers given the ax.

[Syt]

Teehee. Central Fails, RI.

[Razgovory]

I get these weird Lovecraftian vibes. Tiny, impoverished city... underperforming school (of fishmen?). Freaks.

Now that you mention it those photos of Tim have a certain lovecraftian horror vibe to them.  Like a radioactive monster guy.  Sort of a "Puerto Rican on the doorstep" type horror story.

[jimmy olsen]

All educators fired at underperforming RI school
The Associated Press
Wednesday, February 24, 2010; 9:58 AM

CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. -- A Rhode Island school district has voted to fire all the teachers at an underperforming school.

The Central Falls School Committee voted Tuesday evening to fire every educator at Central Falls High School, including teachers, guidance counselors and the principal.

It's the only school in the tiny, impoverished city north of Providence. Only about half its students graduate, and only 7 percent of 11th-graders were proficient in math in 2009.

The plan was developed because of a federal effort to makeover failing schools.

The Central Falls Teachers Union says it is reviewing legal options and hasn't decided what action to take.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan applauds the decision and says "when schools continue to struggle we have a collective obligation to take action."

Cal's Magic 8 Ball says: Outlook not so good.

Central Falls is basically a ghetto.

I'm only mad that this happened while I was gone, now I can't apply for a job.

[Syt]

You want to work in a ghetto?

[HVC]

You want to work in a ghetto?

i doubt a RI ghetto is anywhere as bad as a real one.

[Strix]

They do this a lot in Rochester. More often than not they rename the school and hire back a large portion of the people fired.

[Caliga]

More often than not they rename the school

[Darth Wagtaros]

They do this a lot in Rochester. More often than not they rename the school and hire back a large portion of the people fired.

This morning I heard on the news that up to half of the staff will be retained.

[jimmy olsen]

You want to work in a ghetto?

It would be a very short drive, and given how few full time jobs are available in RI due to the recession it would be a good opportunity.

[Martinus]

That's pretty cool in its own way. Here teachers are one of the best protected employee group (they have their trade union collective agreement put into law as a separate bill). It's almost impossible to fire them unless they do something like raping multiple schoolchildren or something.

[citizen k]

That's pretty cool in its own way. Here teachers are one of the best protected employee group (they have their trade union collective agreement put into law as a separate bill). It's almost impossible to fire them unless they do something like raping multiple schoolchildren or something.

That's pretty much the way it is in the U.S. The teacher's unions have a stranglehold on education reforms. That's why firing 80 of them is such big news.