cschubert2025-07-25T14:37:26-10:00July 25, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: After-School Programs, Becky Pringle, Education Lawsuit, Federal Education Funds, Hawaiʻi DOE, National Education Association, Public School Funding, School Funding Freeze, summer programs, Trump Administration|
Under bipartisan pressure and multiple lawsuits, the Trump administration released over $5 billion in frozen public school funding, including $33 million for Hawaiʻi, after weeks of delays that had threatened critical after-school, summer, and migrant education programs.
cschubert2025-07-24T20:10:08-10:00July 24, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: American Federation of Teachers, Capitol Hill Forum, education advocacy, education funding, K-12 Schools, Mazie Hirono, National Education Association, public education, School Vouchers, Trump Administration|
U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono led a Capitol Hill forum titled “Robbing Our Students’ Futures,” highlighting the Trump Administration and Republicans’ ongoing attacks on K-12 public education, with educators and experts calling for stronger support and resources for public schools.
Jill Meinecke2025-07-23T18:12:37-10:00July 14, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: congress, education funding, HIDOE, LGBTQ, Office of Management and Budget, Trump Administration, U.S. Department of Education|
Hawaiʻi joined more than 20 states on Monday to sue President Donald Trump’s administration over billions of dollars in frozen education funding for after-school care, summer programs and more.
Jill Meinecke2025-05-22T11:25:18-10:00May 22, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: Becky Pringle, education cuts, federal cuts, NEA, Osa Tui, Trump Administration, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. District Judge Myong Joun, U.S. Supreme Court|
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from firing thousands of employees at the U.S. Department of Education, ruling that the terminations were a thinly veiled effort to dismantle the entire department without congressional approval.
Jill Meinecke2025-05-08T14:17:19-10:00May 8, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: 2025 legislative session, free school meals, Gov. Josh Green, hawaii state legislature, hazard pay, kaiapuni education, legislative priorities, legislature, paid family leave, public schools, Rep. Chris Todd, Trump Administration|
Despite financial uncertainty at the federal level, the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is happy to report that, through persistent effort and your collective voice, we have achieved some very important wins for our members, students, and the future of public education in our state.
Jill Meinecke2025-05-06T10:52:38-10:00May 6, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: Becky Pringle, budget cuts, charter schools, IDEA, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Mary Kusler, National Education Association, NEA, Title I, Trump Administration, U.S. Congress, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. DOE|
The Trump Administration released its proposed “skinny budget” Friday, which includes deep and harmful cuts to education funding, slashing $12 billion or roughly 15% of the U.S. Department of Education’s budget.
Jill Meinecke2025-04-24T14:26:15-10:00April 24, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: ACLU, Becky Pringle, DEI, diversity, equity, inclusion, National Education Association, NEA, Trump Administration, U.S. Department of Education|
In a victory for students, parents, and educators, a federal judge has blocked the U.S. Department of Education’s unprecedented and unlawful attempt to restrict discussions and programs on diversity, equity, and inclusion in educational institutions, and its threat to withhold federal funding for engaging in such efforts.
cschubert2025-03-24T10:35:04-10:00March 24, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: advocacy groups, civil rights, civil rights protections, congress, constitutional law, Department of Education, disability rights, education equity, Education Law Center, education policy, educators, executive overreach, federal agencies, federal funding, government oversight, higher education, lawsuit, NAACP, NEA, Pell Grants, public schools, school employees, school funding, special education, student loans, student rights, Trump Administration|
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.
Jill Meinecke2025-03-05T16:02:56-10:00March 5, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, DEI, National Education Association, Trump Administration, U.S. Department of Education|
The National Education Association, the country’s largest teachers’ union, is challenging the Trump administration’s threat to withhold federal funding from schools that participate in diversity, equity and inclusion programming.
Jill Meinecke2025-02-14T08:09:23-10:00February 14, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: ESEA, HIDOE, IDEA, Immigration guidance, Linda McMahon, National Education Association, Trump Administration, U.S. Dept. of Education|
Our members across Hawaiʻi have told us they are deeply concerned about potentially sweeping changes to educational policies and budgets being implemented by the Trump administration, including an attempt to dismantle the 46-year-old U.S. Department of Education.
