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January 23, 2012

Hawaiian Teachers Reject Obama's "Race to the Top" Contract 
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In education news, the Obama administration's "Race to the Top"
education initiative has been dealt a setback after public school
teachers in Hawaii rejected a contract that called for a move to a
performance-based evaluation and compensation system. The vote came
shortly after the U.S. Department of Education threatened to sanction
the state for not implementing enough educational reforms.



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