Tag Archive | "board of education"
Posted on 5:37 am, Friday, April 15, 2011. Tags: board of education, brian delima, jill tokuda
MEDIA RELEASE The state Senate has confirmed Hawaii’s first appointed Board of Education. The members were appointed by Gov. Neil Abercrombie with the advise and consent of the Senate. Act 5, which was signed into law March 14, gives the governor the authority to appoint nine members, which would consist of: one member from the […]
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Posted on 5:00 am, Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Tags: board of education, neil abercrombie
MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie has signed into law a bill that gives the governor more accountability over Hawaii’s public education by establishing the process for an appointed Board of Education (BOE). The bill signing ceremony for Act 5 took place this afternoon at Washington Place among lawmakers and invited guests, including current BOE members. […]
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Posted on 4:21 am, Friday, March 4, 2011. Tags: board of education, don horner, neil abercrombie
MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie praised the State Legislature for moving quickly and passing Senate Bill 8, which establishes the appointment process for the Board of Education (BOE). “Education is one of my highest priorities because I believe that the future of Hawaii is dependent on the success of our public schools,†Abercrombie said. “In […]
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Posted on 7:54 am, Thursday, February 10, 2011. Tags: board of education, don horner, neil abercrombie
MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie has made his first appointment to the Board of Education (BOE) announcing Don Horner will fill the vacant O‘ahu-at-Large seat. “Don Horner has the skills and experience to oversee an organization as complex and large as Hawaii’s public schools system,†Abercrombie said. “We are looking for people to serve on […]
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Posted on 6:48 pm, Thursday, January 6, 2011. Tags: board of education, jill tokuda
MEDIA RELEASE On Friday, Jan. 07, Senate Education Committee Chairwoman Jill Tokuda (Kaneohe, Kailua & Enchanted Lake) will host a Twitter Town Hall, where she will take questions and comments regarding the upcoming implementation legislation for the appointed Board of Education utilizing this 140-character “micro-blog.†Participants can tweet their questions and comments, and receive live […]
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Posted on 9:32 am, Thursday, October 7, 2010. Tags: board of education, constitutional amendment, election 2010, rainy day fund, tax refunds
MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii voters will decide on two state ballot questions Nov. 2. Both are constitutional amendments. The first, HB2376, proposes to amend the Hawaii Constitution to change the Board of Education to a board appointed by the governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, as provided by law. Currently, the Board of […]
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Posted on 5:24 am, Tuesday, August 31, 2010. Tags: board of education, hawaii county league of women voters, helen hemmes, susan dursin
MEDIA RELEASE The following information is from Susan Dursin and Helen Hemmes, Hawaii County League of Women Voters co-presidents: While we talk a lot about education in this state, most of us know nothing about the Board of Education (BOE). Did you know that there are 13 members, all elected. That three of those members […]
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Posted on 6:33 pm, Tuesday, May 25, 2010. Tags: board of education, boe, furlough fridays, governor, linda lingle
Public-private partnership between state, teachers and major banks in Hawaii make deal possible to return 171,000 students to school next year
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Posted on 2:59 am, Wednesday, April 28, 2010. Tags: board of education, furlough friday, hawaii state teachers union, linda smith, reader opinion
Reader Opinions Disclaimer: This column allows members of the community to share their opinions and views, which do not necessarily reflect those of Hawaii 24/7, its staff, sponsors or anyone other than the writer. Hawaii 24/7 reserves the right to refuse any column deemed to be misinformation, of an unethical nature, a personal attack, or […]
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Posted on 12:21 am, Sunday, April 25, 2010. Tags: board of education, calvin say, colleen hanabusa, furlough fridays, gov linda lingle, hawaii state teachers association, hurricane relief fund
MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii State Legislature has agreed on a bill to provide funding to restore educational furlough days for the remainder of this school year and through next year, using $67 million from the Hurricane Relief Fund. House and Senate Conferees, meeting into Friday night, agreed to changes to Senate Bill 2124 that will […]
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Posted on 11:01 pm, Wednesday, March 31, 2010. Tags: board of education, furlough fridays, gov linda lingle, hawaii state teachers association, hsta, wil okabe
Karin Stanton | Hawaii 24/7 Contributing Editor Teachers are on board with a deal between their union – State Teachers Association – and the Board of Education to end furlough Fridays. HSTA gave its members a chance to have their say on a proposal that would require approval from the Legislature and the governor to […]
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Posted on 6:18 am, Tuesday, February 23, 2010. Tags: board of education, furlough friday, gov linda lingle, hsta
MEDIA RELEASE (Editor’s Note: The Hawaii State Teachers Association has filed a complaint with the state’s labor board against Gov. Linda Lingle, claiming she “willfully and unlawfully” squashed the union’s tentative agreement with the Board of Education to end furlough days. Union and state education officials were willing to use $35 million in ‘rainy day’ […]
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Posted on 7:47 pm, Tuesday, February 16, 2010. Tags: board of education, department of education, furlough friday, gov linda lingle
Hawaii residents have made it very clear that they want an immediate and complete solution to get our students back into the classroom. The plan I presented in November and revised Jan. 8 would accomplish this by using up to $50 million from the Rainy Day Fund to restore teacher furlough days. This plan is […]
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Posted on 7:03 am, Saturday, February 6, 2010. Tags: board of education, department of education, furlough fridays, gov linda lingle, hawaii state teachers association, rainy day fund
MEDIA RELEASE With a continued focus on immediately returning Hawaii students to the classroom, Gov. Linda Lingle this week renewed her call for the Board of Education (BOE) and Department of Education (DOE) to accept her plan originally proposed Nov. 15 to restore the majority of the remaining teacher furlough days. “The clock is ticking,” […]
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