HONOLULU — Nearly 60 percent of Hawai‘i voters have no confidence in the Department of Education delivering on its Race to the Top promises, according to a new Civil Beat Poll. And although Gov. Neil Abercrombie has blamed the teachers
HONOLULU — Nearly 60 percent of Hawai‘i voters have no confidence in the Department of Education delivering on its Race to the Top promises, according to a new Civil Beat Poll.
And although Gov. Neil Abercrombie has blamed the teachers union for the lack of progress, the poll indicates neither side has an edge in voters’ eyes.
The automated telephone survey of 1,358 likely voters found they place blame for the problems facing Hawai‘i’s educational system equally on the government and union. Asked who is “most responsible” for the problems, 35 percent answered government, 32 percent said the union, 25 percent cited both and 8 percent were unsure.
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