Lawmakers’ bills direct HIDOE to avoid layoffs instead of hiring tutors

2021-02-13T17:54:51-10:00February 12, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

State Senate and House leaders have introduced bills that direct the Hawaii Department of Education to use millions in federal stimulus funding to preserve educators’ jobs, contrary to a HIDOE plan to use nearly one-third of stimulus funds bound for the education department to hire outside tutors.

BOE delays approving HIDOE use of federal stimulus funds

2021-02-05T01:28:40-10:00January 22, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Hawaii Board of Education Thursday tabled a controversial Hawaii Department of Education proposal to use $53 million in federal pandemic stimulus funds to hire tutors for public school students as the department contemplates laying off hundreds of teachers, education assistants, and other staff.

HSTA, AFSCME, HGEA offer governor 15+ alternatives to public worker pay cuts

2020-04-24T04:07:00-10:00April 24, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Union leaders offer more than 15 budgetary options to avoid docking state employees' pay because of plummeting state revenues caused by the coronavirus.

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