kkerr@hsta.org2021-03-02T09:50:00-10:00February 18, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: budget, christina kishimoto, Corey Rosenlee, cut, cuts, federal stimulus, funding, jobs, Kenneth Uemura, Lynn Fallin, reduction, special education, SPPA, wsf|
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.
Evan Kumasaki2021-02-05T01:31:39-10:00January 22, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, budget, cuts, Department of Education, furloughs, gov. david ige, legislature, operating budget, pay cuts, reduction, testimony|
While the governor's restoration of $123 million in school cuts is an improvement, the Hawaii Department of Education still faces roughly $140 million in cuts with hundreds of potential layoffs, the Hawaii State Teachers Association’s president said.
