Union members in the zones will vote Feb. 27. Associated Press ADVERTISING HONOLULU — The union representing Hawaii’s public school teachers has reached a tentative agreement on a key element of the state’s Race to the Top grant that has
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HONOLULU — The union representing Hawaii’s public school teachers has reached a tentative agreement on a key element of the state’s Race to the Top grant that has recently been put in jeopardy because of unsatisfactory progress on promised reforms.
Hawaii State Teachers Association Executive Director Al Nagasako said a tentative agreement was reached Thursday on extended learning time for schools in Nanakuli and Waianae on Oahu and Ka’u, Keaau, and Pahoa on the Big Island. The schools are in zones targeted by Race to the Top reforms.
The plan calls for one hour more per day Monday through Thursday and 12 additional days of teaching training.
That would result in about 18 percent more in compensation for the extra time.
Union members in the zones will vote Feb. 27.
