Last summer, the district hired a total of 150 teachers, guidance counselors and other professional support staff.

In 2009, the district hired new administration and implemented stronger teacher evaluations to increase student achievement.

By 1960, with 550 students, the district hired its first superintendent.

The district hired a consultant to shape a new curriculum.

For example, of the teachers the district hired five years ago, nearly 60 percent have quit or gone elsewhere.

The district typically hires 60 to 80 new teachers a year just to keep up with attrition.

The district hired hundreds of substitute teachers and kept all 160 schools open.

The district, where nearly three out of four students receive a free lunch, has hired a part-time teacher's aide instead.

In many cases, she said, districts have been hiring candidates they rejected earlier.

It seems safe to assume that suburban districts have not hired these people thinking they are terrible.