Just a reminder that I’ll be live blogging the hearing between the Hawaii State Teachers Association and the state today.

The tides in the dispute could be changing, especially after last month’s letter from the U.S. Department of Education cracking down on the state for its failure to negotiate a new contract with key education reforms in it. For more on that, read today’s article on Race to the Top delays.

Follow along with today’s labor board developments over here.

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