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

Jill Meinecke2022-02-15T12:02:03-10:00February 15, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: funding, Gov. Ige, HIDOE, Jr., Keith Hayashi, Osa Tui, school funding, Senate Education Committee, weighted student formula, Wendy Nickl|

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 [...]

Lawmakers give initial OK for more public school AC funding
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Lawmakers give initial OK for more public school AC funding

Jill Meinecke2022-02-11T16:20:23-10:00February 11, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: AC, air conditioning, Corey Rosenlee, gov. david ige, HIDOE, House Education Committee, Jr., Justin Woodson, Keith Hayashi, Osa Tui, Randy Tanaka, Senate Education Committee|

Bills that appropriate funds to install air conditioning units for public school classrooms that have not received air conditioning were approved by the state Senate Education Committee and House Education Committee in the last week.

House education, housing committees green light Ewa affordable housing for teachers
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House education, housing committees green light Ewa affordable housing for teachers

Jill Meinecke2022-02-11T14:29:46-10:00February 11, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Affordable housing, educators, Ewa Beach, Gentry Homes, HIDOE, House Finance Committee, Jr., Keith Hayashi, Oahu, Osa Tui, Scot Matayoshi, Sylvia Luke, Teacher housing, Teacher recruitment, teacher retention|

Oahu public school educators are one step closer to accessing affordable housing made available to them after the state House committees on education and housing unanimously advanced a bill on the measure at a joint hearing on Thursday.

House Education Committee advances menstrual equity bill
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House Education Committee advances menstrual equity bill

Jill Meinecke2022-02-10T09:21:22-10:00February 9, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, Heidi Armstrong, HIDOE, Keith Hayashi, Maʻi movement, menstrual equality, menstrual products, Pads, Period poverty, Period poverty proposal, Tampons|

The state House Education Committee Tuesday unanimously approved House Bill 2249 that would require Hawaii public and charter schools to provide free, quality menstrual products to students, moving it one step closer to becoming law.

Retired teachers would be able to teach immediately after retiring during state of emergency
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Retired teachers would be able to teach immediately after retiring during state of emergency

Jill Meinecke2022-02-02T11:00:32-10:00February 2, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 2022 Legislative session, COVID-19, ERS, Hawaii DOE, House Committee on Pandemic and Disaster preparedness, Jr., Keith Hayashi, legislature, Osa Tui, Retirees, substitute teachers, teacher shortage|

Licensed teachers who have retired would be allowed to temporarily work as teachers by the Hawaii State Department of Education during a state of emergency within a year of their retirement, under a bill that received initial approval by a state House committee Tuesday.

Lawmakers seek to restore educators’ paid professional development
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Lawmakers seek to restore educators’ paid professional development

Jill Meinecke2022-02-04T10:57:16-10:00February 1, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 21 hours, Hawaii DOE, House, Keith Hayashi, professional development, Senate Education Committee, Senate Ways and Means, teacher retention|

The state Senate Education Committee unanimously advanced a proposal Monday that could restore 21 hours of job-embedded professional development for public and charter school teachers.

Proposal to pay teachers based on years of service advances
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Proposal to pay teachers based on years of service advances

Jill Meinecke2022-01-28T18:28:39-10:00January 28, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: compression, gov. david ige, HIDOE, House, Jr., Keith Hayashi, legislature, Lisa Morrison, Logan Okita, Osa Tui, Senate, Senate Education Committee, testimony|

A proposal to pay Hawaii public school teachers based on their years of experience won unanimous approval from the state Senate Education Committee Friday.

BOE directs HIDOE to share COVID-19 guidelines with school staff, communities
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BOE directs HIDOE to share COVID-19 guidelines with school staff, communities

Jill Meinecke2022-01-21T16:46:13-10:00January 21, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: board members, BOE, CDC, complex area superintendents, contingency plans, coronavirus, COVID-19, distance learning, DOH, HIDOE, interim superintendent, Keith Hayashi, safety|

The Hawaii Board of Education (BOE) Thursday called for the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) to share specific guidance and parameters with Hawaii public school staff and school communities as to when schools will need to move to distance learning because of high COVID-19 case counts on campus. The board said missing guidelines from the department has led to confusion, frustration and anger amongst educators, students and their families.

Board of Education hears arguments to empty, close Red Hill fuel storage facility
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Board of Education hears arguments to empty, close Red Hill fuel storage facility

Jill Meinecke2022-01-21T15:52:52-10:00January 21, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: BOE, Chair Catherine Payne, HIDOE, HSTA Board of Directors, Keith Hayashi, Lyla Berg, Red Hill, U.S. Navy, Water contamination|

The Hawaii Board of Education (BOE) stated Thursday that it will consider taking a position to call for the U.S. Navy to immediately empty fuel and fully close its Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage facility after drinking water at multiple Hawaii public schools was contaminated.

Health insurance plans will cover cost of at-home COVID-19 tests starting Jan. 15
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Health insurance plans will cover cost of at-home COVID-19 tests starting Jan. 15

Jill Meinecke2022-01-14T10:58:54-10:00January 13, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: COVID-19, COVID-19 test, Department of Health, FDA, Hawaii Department of Education, interim superintendent, Keith Hayashi, NEA, President Joe Biden|

Beginning Jan. 15, group health plans (self-insured plans) and health insurance issuers (such as insurance companies) must cover the cost of at-home over-the-counter COVID-19 tests approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, regardless of whether tests are ordered by a healthcare provider. Coverage must be provided without cost-sharing, prior authorization, or other medical-management requirements.

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