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A tentative agreement that would increase the salaries of more than 13,000 public school teachers and improve other components of their contract was reached las
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association has reached a tentative, four-year contract settlement for 13,500 teachers represented by the union. The deal proposes approximately 14.5% pay increases over the four-year contract.
Public school teachers will vote next week on a new agreement between their union and the state. The new contract includes annual raises and paid professional development hours. HPR's Casey Harlow has more.