Bill would help finances for future Hawaii public school teachers

Bill would help finances for future Hawaii public school teachers

A bill moving forward in the Legislature would direct the state Department of Education to cover a portion of tuition and fees for local students completing an education degree at a four-year, University of Hawaii campus as long as they go on to teach at a public school in the islands. The latest version of House Bill 1345 crossed over into the Senate at the midpoint of the legislative session and passed a critical Senate Ways and Means Committe…