Suevon Lee

The proposed constitutional amendment is already one of the most contentious issues to go before voters in the 2018 election.

The proposed raises would be at slightly lower percentages than DOE employees represented by unions.

The July agreement pertains to a claim that school officials failed to address anti-gay slurs directed at two Big Island students.

The Legislature will be asked to replace money from an expiring federal grant that helped establish 18 pre-K charter classrooms.

UPDATED: All four Hawaii counties had challenged the wording of a constitutional amendment authorizing the state to tax investment property to help fund education.

Board members want state education officials to clarify some points in the code governing student misconduct and discipline.

The state was told in January its administrative law does not comply with federal anti-discrimination regulations.

The ruling, however, said the allegations “may warrant further investigation” by state agencies.

The suit asks for a court-appointed special master to oversee the anti-harassment program in the Hawaii Department of Education.

The state received a $600,000 grant to help recruit current and former service members for new careers in island classrooms.

UPDATED: Cachola attorney Michael Green says without being able to review sealed declarations by two of the unnamed plaintiffs, allegations of election fraud are “purely speculative.”

UPDATED: The shelters — to be used as a last resort — have a total capacity of 55,000, according to city officials.