A school superintendent in Rhode Island is trying to fix an abysmally bad school system. - Her plan calls for teachers at a local high school to work 25 minutes longer per day, eat lunch with students once in a while, and help with tutoring.  The teachers’ union has refused to accept these apparently onerous demands. [And so they were fired!]

The teachers at the high school make(made) $70,000-$78,000, as compared to a median income in the town of $22,000.  This exemplifies a nationwide trend in which public sector workers make far more than their private-sector counterparts (with better benefits).  Full Piece