"The story focuses on Central Falls school in Rhode Island, an educational institute in such a sorry state of affairs that their drop-out rates were staggering and many students didn’t even log enough classroom time to receive a grade. Last year, in an apparent sign of throwing up their hands in despair, the school board took the drastic measure of firing all 88 of Central Falls’ teachers."
Fear not, however. The union came to their rescue. Not only were they rehired, but they were given a $3,000 raise. The AVERAGE teacher's salary in this poverty stricken small town now makes $76,000 per year (I should say .... per 9 months), where the town average income is $22,000 per year. And 93% of the students STILL FAIL TO MEET MINIMUM MATH AND READING LEVELS.
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