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Providence, RI, School Board Votes to Lay Off All Teachers

The Providence School Board has voted 4-3 to send dismissal notices to all of the Rhode Island school district's 1,926 teachers. Thursday night's meeting was held in a school gymnasium to accommodate the more than 700 teachers who turned out to voice their opposition to the move. The board vote came after two hours of...

Providence, RI, Issues Pink Slips to All of Its Schoolteachers

Facing a budget crisis, the Providence, R.I., school district has issued dismissal notices to all 1,926 of its teachers, leading Providence Teachers Union President Steven Smith to compare the educational bombshell to Pearl Harbor. "This is beyond insane," Smith said, according to The Providence Journal. "Let's create the...

Groundhog Day 2011 Will be a Snow Day for Midwest Schools

Tomorrow may be Groundhog Day, but when Punxsutawney Phil emerges he'll probably be thinking snow day. Chicago is bracing itself the potential of two feet of snow over the next 24-hours, and Chicago public schools have already cancelled after-school activities for today and tomorrow due to the weather. According to...

Here Comes More Snow, From Deep South to New England

Winter storm watches and warnings are in effect from the Deep South to New England for another significant winter storm system, one that will spread snow, sleet, rain and strong thunderstorms along its path during the next couple of days. Snow amounts might reach a foot in the hardest-hit areas in the mountains of West...