Hard Times in Hawaii Mean Less Money for Schools
A seven-year slump in Hawaii's economy has taken its toll on state government funding and may force the department of education to make deep cuts in programs.
The state school board says it needs $30 million in supplementary funding for fiscal 1999, on top of the $709 million budget already approved at the beginning of the biennium.
Not only is that increase unlikely, the department may end up with less...
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