Lawmakers Want Teacher Vote on Hawaii School Reopen Deal
Honolulu
Hawaii's top lawmakers want a vote of approval from teachers before the state puts them back to work and reopens public schools on furlough days.
Both the House and Senate are agreeing to use $50 million in emergency money to help remove Hawaii's distinction as having the shortest school year in the nation.
But House Speaker Calvin Say and Senate President Colleen Hanabusa said they'll only do so if members of the Hawaii State Teachers Association first either ratify a new labor contract or vote in a straw...
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