HONOLULU (AP) – Hawaii’s public school teachers will be voting on a proposed six-year contract that includes moving to a performance-based compensation system.
Members of the Hawaii State Teachers Association will be voting at polls across the state Thursday.
The union is expected to announce results Thursday night.
The results are expected to impact a $75 million Race to the Top grant the U.S. Department of Education has placed on "high-risk" status.
State education officials say making progress on some reforms has been complicated by a labor dispute.
The union is embroiled in a prohibited practice complaint it lodged with the state labor relations board against the state.
The union claims the state violated members’ rights by implementing its "last, best and final" offer.
Earlier this month, "an agreement in principle" was announced.
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