Associated Press is carrying a story today about New York City, and the use (or misuse) of the "rubber room" for teachers removed from classroom duties for administrative reasons. On an average day, seven hundred teachers go to rooms where they do nothing (useful); they read a book, play cards, take a nap, and talk or fight with each other. And this goes on for months and years - sometimes many years - at full salary.
Reading this report, I am reminded that This American Life did an audio segment on the same topic just two months ago. Go to THIS LINK and click on the little orange icon that says "Full Episode" to hear the program (to jump to the "rubber room" segment, move the slider forward to the 6:20 point). It's free and easy, and there are a myriad of other great programs available on the website's home page. I'll do a fuller blog entry on This American Life at some later time; to my mind it's one of the treasures of the radio world, and I'm glad it's available as podcasts.
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