Hawaii Gov. Lingle Partially Funds School Days
Honolulu
Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle has agreed to partially fund a deal that would restore next year's shortened school year, falling short of the amount needed to get kids back in class.
The Republican governor said she would release $57 million of the $67 million required to pay for next year's portion of an agreement between the teachers union and Board of Education.
The partial funding leaves the state with no consensus to end the nation's shortest public school year, which was reduced by 17 days this school year and next due to budget cuts. Hawaii has 163 instructional days compared to...
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