Closed but clean.

• Position: STATELINE - Hawaii closes schools on 17 Fridays - Brief article

Hawaii has closed its school doors on 17 Fridays to save money, making its school year the shortest in the nation. Cafeteria workers and janitors, however, worked (and got paid) on some of the furlough days because they hadn't reached a new labor agreement. Instead of cleaning up after the kids, the custodians and cooks scrubbed the kitchens, shampooed carpets and landscaped the grounds. "I'll...