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How many times have you heard somebody say usually in anger:
你有多少次听到有人通常会很愤怒:
They should just go in there and fire everybody?
他们应该进去对大家发火吗?
Well, that’s exactly what they did in Rhode Island in a chronically underperforming high school where everyone just got a lesson in being held accountable.
好了,这就是他们在罗德岛州在一个长期表现不佳的高中所做的,每个人都受得到了被开除的苦果。
The story from there tonight from NBC’s Mike Taibbi.
今晚的故事来自NBC的迈克•泰比。
“Steve DeLeo, Frank DeVol.”
“史蒂夫•德罗,弗兰克•德沃。”
It was a roll call unlike any other.
这是一个不同于任何其他地方的点名。
The names of more than 80 teachers plus the administrative staff of Central Falls High School,
这是中央瀑布高中80多名教师以及行政人员的名字,
learning their fate in this highly charged setting.
在这个高度紧张的设置上宣判了他们的命运。
“Excuse me, this is a business meeting.”
“对不起,这是一个商业会议。”
All of them to be fired when the school year ends this spring because of failed negotiations on new work rules aimed at improving the school with an abysmal academic record.
学年结束时这个春天所有这些人被解雇,因为在旨在改善学校和一个糟糕透顶的学习成绩的在新工作规则上谈判失败。
Half the students unable to read, only 7% confident in math, failure – the norm.
一半的学生们没有阅读能力,只有7%的人在数学方面有信心,但也经常失败。
“I think what’s detrimental is to have a graduation rate that is lower than 50% for year after year after year.”
“我认为最终受到伤害的是年复一年毕业率低于50%没有毕业的学生们。”
"This was a decision based on report cards, based on the entire manner in which we run our schools."
“这是基于一项报告卡,基于在我们学校所有的管理方式做出的决定。”
The school board says the firings were last resort,
学校董事会称开除是最后的手段,
only chosen because the teachers demanded more pay for changes like additional training and a lengthened school day.
只有选择这项，因为老师们对于像额外的培训以及学校一天的延长要求更高的工资。
Education Secretary Arne Duncan backed the board’s decision,
教育部长阿恩•邓肯支持董事会的决定,
saying “students only have one chance for an education.”
他称“学生们受教育只有一次机会。”
But at several rallies have fired teachers got plenty of support from their students.
但在一些集会解雇教师得到他们的学生们足够的支持,。
“It’s really hard to see them hurt like this,
“现在确实很难看到他们这样受到伤害,
because we are really a family.”
因为我们确实是一个家庭。”
And several teachers were plainly shocked at the board’s decision.
几位老师显然对于董事会的决定感到震惊。
“I’ve tried to be a very dedicated teacher,
“我想成为一个非常专门的老师,
you know, and I just never thought this would be the way it will end.”
你知道,我只是不认为这将是结束。”
But the vote by the board was just one vote short of unanimous.
但是选举委员会的投票结果是一致通过。
That the best strategy for the state's worst performing school is not to try and improve it,
这个国家最差的学校最好的方式不是试图改进它,
but to essentially start again.
而是从本质上重新开始。
Mike Taibbi, NBC News, New York.
NBC新闻,迈克•泰比,纽约报道。
注：听力文本来源于普特
