The state appropriated $200 million to build more preschool classrooms across the islands and nearly half of it has been spent. Ready Keiki, an initiative of Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke to bring universal preschool access for the state’s 3- and 4-year-old children, rolled out a new website and data tracker on Wednesday.
Sharon Beck, principal of Ka ‘u High & Pahala Elementary School on Hawaii island, was named winner of the 17th Masayuki Tokioka Excellence in School Leadership Award as Hawaii’s top public school principal for 2023.
Sharon Beck, principal of Ka‘u High & Pahala Elementary School on Hawaii island, was named winner of the 17th Masayuki Tokioka Excellence in School Leadership Award as Hawaii’s top public school principal for 2023.
Hawaii announced a plan to make universal preschool available by 2032. Currently, only half of the state’s 35,000 kids ages 3 and 4 are attending pre-K.