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Providence Board Votes to Terminate All Teachers

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:59:05 CST

Those 1,926 pink slips will definitely be going out in Providence: After two hours of debate, the school board voted last night to send out termination notices to every public school teacher in the city. More than 700 teachers gathered to express their feelings: "disrespected," "bullied," "devalued and marginalized....

Tight Economy Strains Town-Gown Relations

Harry Kimball — Sat, 09 May 2009 10:52:18 CDT

The poor economy has put a crimp in some universities' expansion plans and soured the relationship between others and the surrounding communities, the New York Times reports. For instance, Harvard’s planned $1 billion expansion into a Boston neighborhood is in limbo, leaving a 5-acre construction pit and vacant buildings. “We...

The Hardest-Drinking US Cities

Paul Stinson — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:45:49 CDT

Famous for its arts festivals and home to a large college population, Austin, Texas, takes top honors as America’s hardest-drinking city, reports Forbes in its distillation of behavioral data from the CDC. Here are the top 5: Austin—1 in 5 admit to binge drinking, and 9% of men have...

Winter Is Here to Stay

Matt Cantor — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:56:27 CST

In the wake of an ice storm that cut power to millions, the Midwest is bracing for a second, with a 2 to 6 inches of snow headed for Kansas and Oklahoma, reports the AP. For the half-million still without power and those in emergency shelters, the next hit could...