Native Hawaiian education programs receive reprieve from federal funding cut

Native Hawaiian education programs receive reprieve from federal funding cut

Federal funding for Native Hawaiian education programs will continue for at least another year after U.S. Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon vowed not to cut the Native Hawaiian Education Program, offering a temporary reprieve to organizations across Hawaii that had warned of widespread service reductions and closures. U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz announced last week that the department agreed to maintain funding for current Native Hawaii…