No School on Fridays for Hawaii

Just when you thought you've seen it all, now comes word that money woes are so bad in Hawaii, they are shutting schools down on Fridays.

Yes, that's right...three-day weekends for students, every week.

Read this nonsense from the AP:

HONOLULU — At a time when President Barack Obama is pushing for more time in the classroom, his home state has created the nation's shortest school year under a new union contract that closes schools on most Fridays for the remainder of the academic calendar.

The deal whacks 17 days from the school year for budget-cutting reasons and has education advocates incensed that Hawaii is drastically cutting the academic calendar at a time when it already ranks near the bottom in national educational achievement.

While many school districts have laid off or furloughed teachers, reduced pay and planning days and otherwise cut costs, Hawaii's 171,000 public schools students now find themselves with only 163 instructional days, compared with 180 in most districts in the U.S.

What have we come to?

E.C. :)