Hawaii Officials Agree to Reduce Number of Furlough Days
Honolulu
Public school officials and the union that represents teachers announced Monday that they have agreed to reduce the number of furlough days in the current school year.
But Gov. Linda Lingle, who must agree to the plan for it to move forward, rejected it as "not a viable solution." The governor said she couldn't agree to a plan that would shorten the school year.
Five of the 10 remaining furlough days would be restored with $35 million from the state's rainy-day fund, and two teacher planning days will be used for instruction. The three finals days will be scheduled at the end of the school year, so there will be no more...
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