#Furlough Fridays

The Hawai‘i State Teachers Association (HSTA) and the Department of Education reached an agreement to restore classroom days lost to furloughs in their original contract. Governor Linda Lingle has already spoken out against the plan saying, it “is not a viable solution.” The plan calls for the restoration of seven out of 10 remaining furlough […]

Governor Linda Lingle announced a plan over the weekend to restore classroom days lost to furlough Fridays.  The plan calls for the restoration of 27 days over a one and a half year period beginning on Jan. 1, 2010. The plan calls for the use of $50 million in rainy day funds, and the use […]

A group of concerned citizens will hold another rally on Maui this Thursday to drum up support for a special legislative session aimed at repealing the state’s furlough Fridays at public schools. The Save Our Schools campaign will be circulating a petition calling for the special session.  Event organizer Liza DeLaRosa Walker called the furloughs […]

Governor Linda Lingle praised Hawaii’s teachers for ratifying a new contract that will result in 17 unpaid furlough days off, equating to an approximately 8 percent pay cut. Lingle said she realizes it is not what teachers, students, and families had hoped or planned for, “but it reflects the state’s economic and fiscal realities.” “They […]