Hawaii Legislators Dole Out COVID-19 Relief Funds To Improve Public Schools - Honolulu Civil Beat
Hawaii Legislators Dole Out COVID-19 Relief Funds To Improve Public Schools
The infusion of roughly $557 million in federal relief funds helped the state avert furloughs and try to offset the impacts of the pandemic on students’ academic progress. Reading time: 5 minutes.
Hawaii teachers will get one-time bonuses of $2,200 and schools could see much-needed improvements in air quality and cooling under a funding measure passed Thursday by the state Legislature.
Lawmakers unanimously approved House Bill 613, which allocated roughly $557 million in federal relief funds to the Department of Education to be used to upgrade classrooms, support programs to help students catch up after a year of mostly distance learning and reward teachers after a particularly stressful academic year.
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Who Should Lead Hawaii Schools? State Lawmakers Have Some Ideas - Honolulu Civil Beat
Who Should Lead Hawaii Schools? State Lawmakers Have Some Ideas
A bill passed this week would establish new minimum qualifications for the school superintendent, drawing criticism of legislative overreach. Reading time: 6 minutes.
As Hawaii’s Board of Education prepares to choose a new school superintendent, the Legislature passed a bill requiring it to prioritize candidates with at least a decade of administrative experience and a “working understanding” of local leadership processes.
The measure, which now goes to the governor for his consideration, suggests lawmakers want to have influence over the selection process after a chaotic year that saw superintendent Christina Kishimoto announce she would not seek a new term after facing union-led criticism of her handling of the pandemic.
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