Tag Archive | "furlough fridays"
Posted on 3:41 am, Tuesday, December 7, 2010. Tags: furlough fridays, hurricane relief fund, neil abercrombie, rainy day fund
MEDIA RELEASE In his first executive action, Gov. Neil Abercrombie released funds to bring a definitive end to Furlough Fridays in the schools and to help maintain jobs and services provided by community programs. Abercrombie announced the release of $67 million from the Hurricane Relief Fund to restore 17 instructional days for the 2010-2011 school […]
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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 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 11:54 pm, Monday, April 12, 2010. Tags: furlough fridays, gov linda lingle, save our schools
Gov. Linda Lingle has answered a letter she recieved last week from Save Our Schools, addressing her letter specifically to nine members of the grassroots group. The entire text of Lingle’s letter follows: April 11, 2010 Ms. Marguerite Higa Ms. Olga Boric-Lubecke Mr. Marcus Daniel Ms. Clare Hanusz Ms. Joann Marshall Ms. Debbie Millikan Mr. […]
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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 9:51 pm, Thursday, March 11, 2010. Tags: chaminade university, darren kimuna, furlough fridays, hogan entrepreneurial program, sopogy
MEDIA RELEASE Sopogy, Inc. and the Hogan Entrepreneurial Program at Chaminade University will host a free furlough Friday workshop for high school students focusing on renewable energy and energy efficiency. The event 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Friday, March 12 at Sopogy’s headquarters. By teaming up with industry leaders from Energy Industries, Kanu Hawaii and Hawaii Science […]
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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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Posted on 9:45 pm, Friday, January 8, 2010. Tags: department of education, furlough fridays, gov linda lingle, hsta
MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Linda Lingle has proposed a new plan to immediately return public school students to the classroom for 24 of the 27 days that will be lost between now and the end of the next school year if the current furlough schedule is allowed to continue. Under the governor’s latest plan, up to […]
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Posted on 10:49 pm, Monday, December 28, 2009. Tags: furlough fridays, gov linda lingle, hawaii state teachers association, hsta
MEDIA RELEASE The agreement between the Hawaii Teachers Association (HSTA) and the Department of Education and Board of Education is not a viable solution to restore 27 days of classroom time to Hawaii’s school children, the governor said. On Nov. 15 Gov. Linda Lingle proposed a comprehensive solution that would have assured that children would […]
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Posted on 5:29 pm, Monday, December 28, 2009. Tags: furlough fridays, hawaii state teachers association, will okabe
Hawaii State Teachers Association President Will Okabe’s statement dated Monday, Dec. 28: “The Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA) is pleased that our Board of Directors today approved an agreement with the state Board of Education and the Department of Education to reduce the number of furlough days in the current school year. Under the agreement, […]
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Posted on 1:43 am, Thursday, December 17, 2009. Tags: furlough fridays, gov linda lingle, linda smith, marie laderta, rainy day fund
MEDIA RELEASE The following statement was released Wednesday by Linda Smith, senior policy advisor, and Marie Laderta, director of human resources development: Gov. Linda Lingle has offered a viable compromise solution for the restoration of the 27 days currently slated to be furlough Fridays that will enable our children to return to school. To encourage […]
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Posted on 9:02 pm, Friday, December 4, 2009. Tags: furlough fridays, hsta
“Governor Linda Lingle recently offered a plan to reopen Hawai‘i’s public schools on what has become known as ‘Furlough Fridays’. “It is unfortunate that the Hawai‘i State Teacher’s Association has not seized this opportunity by allowing a vote on the agreement that will bring children back to school.
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Posted on 3:14 pm, Monday, November 16, 2009. Tags: Education, furlough fridays, Sen. Josh Green
Sen. Josh Green has released this statement: The education of our children is one of our most important responsibilities. The way we teach our students and run our schools will determine Hawaii’s future. And today we face a crisis in our public education system. As parents, we cannot allow politicians and bureaucrats to compromise the […]
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Posted on 11:07 pm, Thursday, October 22, 2009. Tags: furlough friday schedule, furlough fridays, school, waimea
Waimea Middle School Will Be Open As Usual on Friday, Oct. 23 & 30 and All Furlough Fridays This School Year As the state’s first public conversion charter school, Waimea Middle School will be open as usual on Friday, Oct. 23 and 30 – and all of the DOE’s Furlough Fridays this school year. Breakfast […]
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