Posted on 5:26 pm, Monday, February 1, 2010. Tags: board of education, department of education, furlough, garrett toguchi, gov linda lingle, linda smith, rainy day fund
MEDIA RELEASE Linda Smith, the governor’s senior policy advisor, has refuted statements made by Board of Education (BOE) Chair Garrett Toguchi and again called on the BOE and Department of Education (DOE) to move forward on presenting her plan to the Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA) to use $50 million from the Rainy Day Fund […]
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Posted on 3:40 am, Thursday, June 25, 2009. Tags: board of education, garrett toguchi, gov linda lingle
MEDIA RELEASE The Board of Education has canceled its July 1 special meeting to discuss reductions to the Department of Education’s budget in light of a scheduled court hearing the following day. Circuit Court will hold a hearing July 2 on challenges filed by labor unions against Gov. Linda Lingle’s plan to furlough government workers. […]
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