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Hawaiʻi State FCU awards $23K to support classrooms ahead of new school year
In support of the upcoming school year, Hawaiʻi State Federal Credit Union announced it has awarded $23,000 in grants to 47 public school teachers statewide through its 2025 Investing in Education grant program. The grants, each up to $500, will help teachers purchase essential classroom supplies and fund educational projects that enhance student learning.
Hirono joins colleagues in introducing bill to provide construction funding to federally-impacted school districts
US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and US Reps. John Garamendi (D-CA) and Jay Obernolte (R-CA) led 16 of their colleagues in introducing the Impact Aid Infrastructure Partnership Act. The legislation would provide a total of $1 billion over four years for Impact Aid Construction Grants to address the backlog of facility needs at federally impacted school districts. In fiscal year 2024, Hawaiʻi received $53.3 million through the US Department of Education’s federal Impact Aid program.
Upcountry, South and Central Maui public school campuses to begin phased reopenings next week; West Maui schools to remain closed
Upcountry, South and Central Maui public school campuses to begin phased reopenings next week; West Maui schools to remain closed; School enrollment announced for displaced families
Maui County public schools get more than $5.8M to support low-income communities
Hawai‘i K-12 schools will receive $58,193,270 in new federal funding for the 2022-2023 school year to support programs aimed at helping educate students in low-income communities.
Access to Hawaiian Immersion Education is now a Constitutionally Protected Right
In a decision Tuesday authored by Justice Richard Pollack, three justices ruled that access to Hawaiian Immersion Education is a constitutionally protected right.
