HSTA identifies top educational priorities for 2023 Hawaii State Legislature

2022-12-02T13:05:40-10:00December 2, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Hawaii State Teachers Association’s Government Relations Committee identified key priorities to advocate for during the 2023 legislative session, which convenes Jan. 18, 2023.

Gov. Ige releases $143M in funding for Hawaiʻi public schools

2023-01-05T21:46:16-10:00November 23, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Gov. David Ige announced this week the release of $143 million in funding for capital improvement projects (CIPs) at Hawaiʻi public schools, including money for new PE locker rooms, gymnasium, and music facilities at Farrington High on Oʻahu and a theater and new playcourts at schools on Maui.

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.

Lawmakers approve salary compression fix

2022-05-06T11:38:43-10:00May 3, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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.

Lawmakers approve millions in new funding for schools, education bills

2022-05-03T12:25:26-10:00May 3, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Besides approving a state budget Tuesday 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, legislators are giving final approval this week to other bills and budget items that will help educators and the students they teach.

Senate Education Committee advances bill to authorize more funding for remote schools

2022-02-15T12:02:03-10:00February 15, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Small neighbor island schools would benefit from the proposal Posted: February 15, 2022 The state Senate Education Committee approved a measure to appropriate more funding for remote and small Hawaii schools at its hearing on the measure Monday. Currently, the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) uses a Weighted Student Formula (WSF) to distribute funds for school budgets based on the type of school (elementary, middle, high) along with a base amount for each pupil. Additional funding is aligned with different student needs and characteristics including gifted and talented, economic disadvantage, English learners, transiency, homeless, and [...]

Gov. Ige releases $185 million toward Hawaii public school improvements

2021-11-17T06:53:28-10:00November 16, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Gov. David Ige released $365 million in funding for capital improvement projects on Nov. 2, including funding for Hawaiʻi public school projects including building upgrades, new classrooms, and ADA compliance.

Shortage differentials maintain strong BOE support

2021-05-21T17:00:25-10:00May 21, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

HIDOE is using the differentials to recruit, retain teachers Posted: May 21, 2021 Board of Education leaders voiced strong support Thursday for continuing teacher shortage differentials next school year and the Hawaii State Department of Education is still touting them in recruitment and retention materials even as the department works to find exactly how it will pay for them. Bruce Voss, who chairs the BOE’s Finance and Infrastructure Committee, said Thursday that the budget passed by lawmakers awaiting the governor’s signature or veto did not fund “the $32.5 million teacher differential that this board approved [...]

BOE approves federal funding for summer learning loss programs

2021-04-16T09:54:30-10:00April 15, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Hawaii Board of Education Thursday approved a plan to spend up to $58 million in federal pandemic aid funds on summer learning loss programs, transportation, food service, and student computer devices for the next two summers.

Almost all weighted student formula, special education funding restored for next school year

2021-03-02T09:50:00-10:00February 18, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Most of the millions of dollars worth of sweeping job cuts and program reductions planned for public schools next fall will be restored, Hawaii State Department of Education officials informed the Board of Education Thursday. Board members also made shortage differential funding a priority for next school year and did not approve using federal stimulus funds to hire outside tutors.

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