"I am saddened and shaken at the core by the enormous ramifications of my responsibilities. The only solace I have is that I know I provided every opportunity possible, in fully public and transparent ways, the means to avoid this."
??? Frances Gallo, Great Falls High School Superintendent, on firing all the teachers at Central Falls High school after the teachers union refused to accept a reform plan for one of the worst-performing high schools in Rhode Island
"Central Falls to Fire Every High School Teacher," Providence Journal
55,000
Teachers who have tenure in New York City, out of 80,000 teachers total.
"A Higher Bar for Teachers Finally," New York Daily News