Ed. Dept. Takes Action Against Hawaii for Race to Top Stumbles
http://bit.ly/166vgDi
Race to The Bank: HSTA Gets 36.9% Raise, Threatens Suit to Block Accountability
http://bit.ly/12KygArHawaii schools scale back extended learning time
http://bit.ly/119S7F2
"Last year's approval of extended learning time for low-performing schools on Oahu's Waianae coast and in the Kau, Keaau and Pahoa areas of the Big Island, along with the Hawaii School for the Deaf and the Blind, was heralded as a stride toward progress on school reforms that won Hawaii a $75 million federal Race to the Top grant.
The agreement approved by 80 percent of the more than 1,100 teachers in those schools called for about an hour more per day, Monday through Thursday, and 12 additional days of teacher training. That represents about 18 percent more in compensation for teachers."
Hawaii teachers approve 4-year agreement http://yhoo.it/16Q12EC
Hawaii gets approval for education law waiver http://bit.ly/119SBea
