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Hawaii DOE leaders are urged to cut funds on obsolete programs

January 22, 2024 0

Hawaii public school officials are arguing for more money to restore state budget cuts, cover inflation, continue students’ academic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and insulate against coming “funding cliffs,” but some state legislators are pressing them to first trim spending on any obsolete and ineffective programs.

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Hawaii DOE leaders are urged to cut funds on obsolete programs

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DOE expanding farm-to-school programs

Will Hawaiʻi Forfeit $5 Million For Teacher Apprenticeships? State leaders say the program will improve teacher retention and recruitment by providing more mentorship and financial support to prospective educators.

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Power Has Been Out In These Oʻahu Classrooms For Months A building at Kalāheo High School has faced a power outage since the fall. Families are advocating for more funding to repair the school’s electrical system.

Hawaiʻi Families Need Preschool. Who Will Fund It? Families and advocates are wondering what the future of preschool could look like amid funding shortfalls and Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke’s recent departure from office.

Hawaiʻi Slashes Pay For Autistic Student Aides On Neighbor Islands The education department offered more money for specialists serving autistic students on the neighbor islands. Four years later, it’s retracting its offer.

Family Suing Kamehameha Schools Can Stay Anonymous For Now Their identities will be revealed to the school’s attorneys and the judge presiding over the case.

Free School Meals Are Popular. Hawaiʻi Isn’t Sold. Three years after lawmakers first considered making school meals free for all kids, students and teachers are still pushing for change.

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Hawaiʻi Pays The Highest Electric Rates In The Nation. We Don’t Have To Let’s make it easier and faster to permit and build clean energy in Hawaiʻi.

She Never Got to Say Thank You — Until Nearly 20 Years Later

AT&T Withdraws Controversial Kaua‘i Cell Tower Plan Community members on the North Shore overwhelmingly opposed a plan to build a cell tower less than 50 feet from one resident’s bedroom window.

Requiring Judges To Consider Past Trauma Of Youth Offenders Aim Of New Law The proposed law, which awaits the governor’s signature, would also bar youth who have been trafficked or sexually abused from being charged as adults for crimes in which their abuser is the victim.

Stricter E-Bike Regulations Planned For Hawai‘i The new bill would mandate helmets for anyone under 18, ban wheelies or stunt riding on public streets, and place other age restrictions on riding.

Hawaiʻi Residents With Unpaid Medical Bills Could Soon Get Help The Legislature this year passed a bill to cancel unpaid medical debt for lower-income Hawaiʻi residents.

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