Members of the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association approved a new four-year contract that promises higher salaries, paid professional development, and other benefits for public school educators across the state. HPR's Casey Harlow reports.
The Senate's Ways and Means committee approved a version of House Bill 1327 on Wednesday. It would give educators a tax credit for expenses such as books, computer equipment and classroom supplies for keiki.
A proposal to add a teacher and a school administrator representative on the state Board of Education is advancing in the Legislature. The bill passed its first committee Tuesday.
Should the state build preschools? A Senate committee on Monday passed a bill that proposes to appropriate money from the general fund to construct preschool facilities.