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Coming Soon: The Real Schools Battle
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Most of those affected will be African American because an overwhelming majority of the school system's workers are black. It does not follow, however, that firings will be based on race, sex, age or any of the other illegal reasons for terminating employment. But expect that red herring to get dragged into the debate.
Face it. Bad job performance, consistently marginal work and having a bad attitude to boot can and should get you fired.
The D.C. school system is not a jobs program. It is -- or ought to be -- a place where high-quality teaching and learning occur daily in every school. That's not the case today. But that's where Fenty and Rhee want to take the system.
Supporters of school reform should not sit back and force them to go it alone.
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