June 2, 2012

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Rhode Island Teachers Fired

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Providence Officials Fire ALL The City's Teachers -- Just In Case?

Posted 05.25.2011

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Providence, R.I., officials have issued pink slips to every single public school teacher in the city -- all 1,926. They aren't all going to be fired,...

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Cheating 201 (Part III)

Cari Shane | Posted 11.17.2011

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In the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) culture, teachers whose students perform poorly on tests can be fired for not meeting NCLB goals so there is little incentive, other than personal integrity, for teachers to report cheating.

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Central Falls High School Will Rehire Everybody After Firing All Teachers

AP | ERIC TUCKER | Posted 05.25.2011

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CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. — A school district that gained the support of President Barack Obama for promoting accountability after it fired all its te...

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