Heroes can and will emerge from the most unsuspecting places and make crucial decision that can reverberate around the world.  Rhode Island superintendent, Frances Gallo,  boldly confronted the neglect of Central Falls High School students by pompous teachers and the Central Falls Teacher’s Union. Her challenge boldly illuminates the burden unions and governments jobs have on productivity.

Courageously glaring at the shameless monster of one of the worst school districts in the nation –reporting 50% of students failing their classes and less than 50% graduating, Frances Gallo was willing to challenge facilitating negligent teachers who were obviously apathetic to the success of their students.  All they cared about in the end was their fat paychecks every two weeks and no concern for the dismal results of their students.

The continuing embarrassing situation became a desperate matter for Gallo in the Rhode Island public school system. The shameless teachers and administrators  boasted an average salary of $72,000 - $78,000 a year in a town where the average salary was only $22,000.

Frances Gallo became fed up and demanded that student results become a priority for these hypocritical and selfish teachers and demanded six changes that she knew would turn around the unaccountability of that school. Some of these included: adding 25 minutes to the work day, eating lunch with students one day a week, two week training in the summer and occasionally tutoring. All of which I am shocked were not a priority and demand for these teachers.

The cold hearted and self centered union's showed no compassion or commitment to improve the condition of their students.  In fact they rejected and refused to enact any of Gallo's recommendations. This is where Frances Gallo’s conviction and commitment to the well being of her students took precedent and fired nearly 100 teachers and administrators.  Wow, thank you so much for your needed example of boldness!

Why does it take so long for one person with courage and conviction to take an unprecedented and uncompromising stand against Teacher Union bosses that impede the education and progress of our school children across this nation?   Nothing has eroded faster in this country than our primary public school system. This is only perpetuated by powerful and calloused teachers unions who bully administrators into accepting their way of doing business. And they just don’t stop with the so called powerful teachers union.

As Americans, we need to halt the push for unionized jobs. The people of our country deserve the best products and productivity. Thankfully, Frances Gallo’s actions have been brilliantly showcased at a time when our country desperately needs more like her. Please superintendents everywhere, take note and get results!