Jill Meinecke2023-07-25T08:46:00-10:00July 24, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: ALPSS, Alternative Learning Programs, and Services, Donovan Dela Cruz, Hawaii Island, Hawaii State Senate, Herbert “Tim” Richards III, HIDOE, michelle kidani, Senate Education Committee, Student Empowerment and Leadership Conference, Supports, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa|
Several key Hawaiʻi state senators Friday attended the Student Empowerment and Leadership Conference hosted by the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education’s Alternative Learning Programs, Supports, and Services (ALPSS).
Jill Meinecke2023-05-19T13:39:45-10:00May 19, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Ann Mahi, Donovan Dela Cruz, externship, Hawaii Foundation for Educators, Hawaii Legislature, HFE, Kyle Yamashita, Logan Okita, PD, professional development, Senate Ways and Means Committee|
State lawmakers approved a $50,000 grant in aid request this month that will provide funds to restart an externship professional development program for educators.
Jill Meinecke2023-05-17T17:20:30-10:00May 17, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Donovan Dela Cruz, Hawaii public schools, Justin Woodson, Keith Hayashi, Lincoln Elementary, Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, pre-K, pre-kindergarten, public preschool, Ready Keiki, Sylvia Luke|
Eleven new public pre-K classrooms across the state will open under budget and a year ahead of schedule under Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke’s Ready Keiki initiative, announced during a news conference Wednesday at Lincoln Elementary School on Oʻahu.
Terri Inefuku2023-04-06T09:37:51-10:00April 5, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Donovan Dela Cruz, expenses, michelle kidani, ron kouchi, Senate Ways and Means Committee, supplies, teacher tax credit, teachers|
A bill that would establish a state income tax credit for educators and librarians, which previously stalled in this year’s legislative session, has been revived and unanimously passed the Hawaiʻi State Senate’s important Ways and Means Committee Wednesday.
Jill Meinecke2023-03-01T15:01:15-10:00March 1, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Donovan Dela Cruz, Jr., Kūlanihākoʻi High School, Lahainaluna High School, Maui teacher housing, Mililani High School, Nanakuli High School, Oahu, Oahu teacher housing, Osa Tui, Queen Liliʻuokalani Elementary School, School Facilities Authority, Senate Ways and Means Committee, Teacher housing, waipahu high school|
The powerful Hawaiʻi Senate Ways and Means Committee unanimously voted Wednesday to pass a bill that would fund teacher workforce housing at certain Nānākuli, Waipahu, and Mililani schools on Oʻahu.
Jill Meinecke2022-05-06T11:38:43-10:00May 3, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 21 hours, compression, contract, Donovan Dela Cruz, funding, gov. david ige, hawaii state legislature, HIDOE, House, lawmakers, Negotiations, Senate, shortage differentials, state budget, Sylvia Luke|
State lawmakers Tuesday approved a state budget that includes more than $164 million to end salary compression for experienced educators, fund shortage differentials, and restore paid job-embedded professional development for all teachers.
Terri Inefuku2021-09-05T18:17:33-10:00September 3, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: attorney general, DOH, Donovan Dela Cruz, Dr. Libby Char, Hawaii Department of Health, michelle kidani, Senate COVID-19 committee, senator|
Several state senators Friday raised issues and concerns to Hawaii Department of Health Director Dr. Libby Char over what more the state can do to support schools as COVID-19 cases remain at all-time highs and school clusters have been acknowledged for the first time this school year.
Evan Kumasaki2020-11-05T15:57:07-10:00October 10, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: christina kishimoto, coronavirus, COVID-19, DOH, Donovan Dela Cruz, health department, Kurt Fevella, metrics, Phyllis Unebesami, reopening, schools, standards. CDC|
After the Hawaii State Department of Health’s school reopening metrics came under intense criticism because, among other things, they were as much as 10 times less stringent than federal metrics, the state epidemiologist told state senators Friday that her department is “looking at coming up with a revised draft of the thresholds.”
Evan Kumasaki2020-11-05T15:47:20-10:00August 20, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: cases, christina kishimoto, coronavirus, COVID-19, disclose, Donna Kim, Donovan Dela Cruz, Kurt Fevella, michelle kidani, PPE, questions, reopening, Ryker Wada, schools, Senate, senators, state auditor, superintendent, telework|
During a Senate Special Committee on COVID-19 briefing Wednesday, state senators pressed Schools Superintendent Christina Kishimoto about why more teachers aren’t allowed to telework when students are learning from home, and why educators are spending their own money for protective gear.
Evan Kumasaki2020-05-09T05:52:00-10:00May 9, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: aid package, Brian Schatz, coronavirus, COVID-19, David Ige, Donovan Dela Cruz, federal aid, pay cuts, reductions, states, Sylvia Luke|
The chairs of the state Senate Ways and Means and state House Finance committees say they believe they can balance the state budget that’s been hit hard by a lack of tourism during the coronavirus, without having to reduce public employees’ pay in the months ahead.
