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Improve test scores. >> we have a serious problem. you have a 48% graduation rite. we lose more children than we graduate. >> central falls is one of the lowest performing schools in the state. of the 800 students, 65% are hispanic. for most, english is a second language. half are failing every subject. just 55% are skilled in reading, only 7% proficient in math. meanwhile, majority of their teachers are earning between $72,000 and $78,000 a year. well above the national average. and the district says the teachers wanted even more money, as much as $90 an hour more for the extra time spent wit...

>> we have a serious problem. you have a 48% graduation rite. we lose more children than we graduate. >> central falls is one of the lowest performing schools in the state. of the 800 students, 65% are hispanic. for most, english is a second language. half are failing every subject. just 55% are skilled in reading, only 7% proficient in math. meanwhile, majority of their teachers are earning between $72,000 and $78,000 a year. well above the national average. and the district says the teachers wanted even more money, as much as $90 an hour more for the extra time spent with students. this in a...

Superintendent and we're going to talk to her in a moment. we're also going to talk to a teacher who's being fired. first up tonight, up close, here's randi kay. >> reporter: 75% of the district lives in poverty. a good education may be their only shot at a brighter future. so to give these students a better chance, central falls superintendent this week did something so radical, so unheard of, it's captured the nation's attention. she cleaned house, fired dozens of teachers, because the district says they refuse to spend more time with students to improve test scores. >> we have a serious pro...