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By not in system - AOL NewsATLANTA (Dec. 14) -- An overwhelming majority of Americans are frustrated that it's too difficult to get rid of bad teachers, while most also believe that teachers aren't paid enough, a new poll shows. The Associated Press-Stanford University poll found that 78 percent think it should be easier for school administrators to fire poorly performing teachers. Yet overall, the public wants to reward teachers - 57 percent say they are paid too little, with just 7 percent believing they are overpaid and most of the rest saying they're paid about right. Carmen Williams, 53, an office manager from ...
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By Bonnie Goldstein - Politics DailyRepublican governors have tried at their peril to refuse federal cash, but the economic stimulus package and federal purse known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 has given President Obama's administration an effective carrot to persuade state governments to conform to his federal agendas. ...
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