Deborah Gist turned Rhode Island into ground zero for the battle over education reform and showed true grit in backing the mass firing of teachers at Central Falls High School.
She went on to score a spot as one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People and win $75 million in the Race to the Top—only to have the teachers’ union in Central Falls throw her under the bus again this fall. With Linc Chafee as governor will Gist stay? Wherever she ends up, we're sure we'll be seeing her name in headlines for some time to come.
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