Coalition sues Trump administration over dismantling of U.S. Department of Education

2025-03-24T10:35:04-10:00March 24, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Advocacy groups representing educators, civil rights organizations, and families have filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration’s attempt to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, arguing that such actions exceed executive authority and put millions of vulnerable students at risk. The lawsuit contends that eliminating the department would strip critical funding, undermine civil rights protections, and jeopardize access to education for students with disabilities, low-income families, and other marginalized groups.

HIDOE plans to open temporary Maui school after spring break

2023-12-21T17:01:20-10:00December 21, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to complete construction on a temporary site for King Kamehameha III Elementary at Pulelehua on Maui at the end of February.

Hawai‘i Title I schools to receive $73 million in new federal funding for 2023–24 school year

2023-01-24T12:41:41-10:00January 23, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , |

These funds will be given directly to Title I schools – where a disproportionate number of students live in poverty – and will benefit nearly 85,000 students in Hawai‘i.

Hawaiʻi public schools to receive $58 million in federal funding

2022-09-29T12:37:39-10:00September 29, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Hawaiʻi K-12 schools will receive more than $58 million in new federal funding for the 2022-23 school year, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) announced Thursday.

Testimony: Federal stimulus law prohibits cuts to public education

2021-01-20T07:29:00-10:00January 20, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

The Hawaii State Teachers Association strongly urges the Hawaii State Board of Education to delay approving the Hawaii State Department of Education’s stimulus funds plan. If passed, the HIDOE plan will violate recently passed federal law, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 133), hurt relations with the state Legislature, and cause long-term, lasting damage to Hawaii’s keiki and their teachers.

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