The Education Wars: Central Falls Schools

Now superintendent and would-be dictator Frances Gallo is willing to "talk" to the union after it publicly pledged reforms.

Does it mean administration will also acquiesce? Or is this another case of a union selling its membership down the river?

Central Falls Superintendent Frances Gallo said an offer made late Tuesday by the Central Falls Teachers' Union gives her hope the issue could be resolved without mass firings. The offer includes support for a longer school day and providing before- and after-school tutoring for students.

The Central Falls school board voted last week to fire 93 teachers and staff from the city's high school after the end of the school year. No more than half the staff could be hired back under federal rules.