Contract stumbles on teacher evaluations

A new program that ties student test scores to an educator's rating prompts concerns

By Mary Vorsino

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Dec 12, 2012

~~<p>The head of Hawaii's public school teachers union says the decision to turn down a take-it-or-leave-it two-year settlement offer that included annual 2 percent raises was because of the lack of clarity about a revised teacher evaluation system linked to student performance.</p>
<p>Wil Okabe, president of the Hawaii State Teachers Association, said the union also believes teachers deserve a more generous pay raise.</p>
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The head of Hawaii's public school teachers union says the decision to turn down a take-it-or-leave-it two-year settlement offer that included annual 2 percent raises was because of the lack of clarity about a revised teacher evaluation system linked to student performance.

Wil Okabe, president of the Hawaii State Teachers Association, said the union also believes teachers deserve a more generous pay raise. Login for more...