Teachers have lost respect in drama over labor talks

By David Shapiro

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 25, 2012

~~<p>Hawaii public school teachers proved again to be unreliable partners in the drive for better schools by rejecting a fair contract that could have helped save the state's $75 million federal Race to the Top grant.</p>
<p>It's the second time in this contract cycle that negotiators for the Hawaii State Teachers Association shook hands on an agreement with the state only to have it go unratified.</p>
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Hawaii public school teachers proved again to be unreliable partners in the drive for better schools by rejecting a fair contract that could have helped save the state's $75 million federal Race to the Top grant.

It's the second time in this contract cycle that negotiators for the Hawaii State Teachers Association shook hands on an agreement with the state only to have it go unratified. Login for more...