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Free, Public Preschools Opening on Every Island HONOLULU — This August, 44 free, public preschool classrooms are slated to open across the state, with at least one classroom on each island. This marks a historic number of new public pre-K classrooms opening in a single year. The announcement was made today at Kūhiō Elementary School ...
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Startup Funding to Launch an “Earn and Learn” Program for Future Teachers HONOLULU — Today, Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke joined the Department of Education (DOE), Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR), and Hawaiʻi Teacher Standards Board (HTSB) to announce that Hawaiʻi has been awarded a $4.9 million State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula (SAEF) grant by the ...
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Expanded Tuition Subsidy Program Increases Reliability, Affordability, and Flexibility HONOLULU, HI — Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke, who is serving as Acting Governor, joined the state’s Department of Human Services (DHS) to announce that the preschool tuition subsidy program, Preschool Open Doors (POD), is now accepting applications on a year-round basis. Act 153, Session Laws of Hawaiʻi 2024, ...
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