The committee deferred similar pay adjustments for other top executive positions.

Proposed legislation would fund a pilot program with locations in urban Oahu.

Hoʻāpono ka hapanui o nā kumu a me nā mākua i ka hoʻolaha ʻana i ke aʻo ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi ʻana, i loko nō o ka ʻike ʻana i nā hihia ma ka hoʻokō ʻana. 

Half a dozen states have universal pre-K programs, but their features vary widely.

Out-of-pocket expenses from pencils to lesson plans are a fact of life for educators.

The school's governing board said it plans to appeal the decision.

The details of how the initiative will be rolled out in the state's public schools are still being ironed out.

Most educators, parents and teachers approve of broader access to olelo Hawaii learning while acknowledging the challenges around implementation.

Legislators are considering a bill that would force public schools to provide timely instructional material.

The bill would require the state DOE to provide grants as part of a two-year pilot program to test the concept.