(photo: Honolulu Advertiser)
The teachers in Hawaii have voted to approve their contract. This contract will cost them almost 8% in pay because of the 17 furlough days they have to take. This is 17 days of non-instruction...no school...nothing! It's sad that because of our economy it has come to this. At least the teachers have their jobs and by approving this, they can move forward and make the best of it. In CA they are increasing class size to try and save money, so this is just another way to try and do this.
They have published the dates, every month will have two Fridays off. I feel so bad because I can see it's going to be hard to make up the instruction time. At least they have a contract. Everyone at WES seemed to be glad that part was over and now they can just get on with it.
Just another sign of the times.
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