Rhode Island school nears compromise on mass teacher firings.

[elleng]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/03/AR2010030303720.html?hpid%3Dmoreheadlines&sub=AR

[QC]

1. "a compromise that would preserve jobs ... may be possible"

Some people here will be devastated by this news.

[elleng]

2. Who would that be?

And why?

[QC]

4. The people who have spent the past few days trashing teachers

for all they're worth.

Why do they do it? Well, I have my own theory, but it would break the rules for me to post it.

[azurnoir]

6. PM me and lets hear your theory n/t

[azurnoir]

7. Here's one

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=219&topic_id=20728&mesg_id=20732

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. Your point is??

[Dinger]

3. Fucking Asshole duncan

He can fuck off, and then go away.

[Bozita]

5. In plain English, negotiations are ongoing. Thanks for all the theatre, Supt. Gallo!

We'll be hearing from her again, I'm sure. And I'm sure it'll be for doing something crazy again.

Right-wing crazy.

Something like as the first ever superintendent of the Tom Monaghan Charter Schools.

BTW, she reminds me of the nuns in "Blues Brothers" minus the humor.

[Miss Authoritiva]

9. Totally baffling...

From the very beginning this story has baffled me. I just don't get the objective or the goal behind firing the entire faculty at an underperforming school. As the WaPo article notes, there is no data to support doing such a thing. And wouldn't you just know it, the school is in a poor district, has a high turnover rate of residents/students, and has a large number of students for whom English is a second language -- you know, all ingredients for educational success.