Youth Education 80 EMERGING FROM COVID Working with the State of Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) Disease Outbreak Control Division, the Hawaii Department of Education (HIDOE) was diligent in keeping the local community updated on COVID-19 conditions through a Guidance For Schools resource and HIDOE’s Hoʻohaʻaheo newsletter. As conditions continued to improve, Hoʻohaʻaheo transitioned from a source of weekly COVID updates to a resource highlighting bright spots from across the public school system. Count on stories and announcements targeting the broader needs of Hawaii’s school communities. Visit HawaiiPublicSchools.org, click on the “Vision For Success” tab, scroll to “Newsletters” and click on Ho`oha`aheo to find the most recent editions. The HIDOE continues to haul in grants from the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) partnership that benefit schools with a high enrollment of military students. Most recently, two awarded grants are dedicated to funding initiatives to enhance world language learning at schools in the Aiea-Moanalua-Radford and KailuaKalaheo Complex Areas. Since 2008, DoDEA has invested some $32.5 million in grant-funded initiatives to expand opportunities at Hawaii public schools with significant populations of military-dependent students whose parents serve in the various branches of the U.S. military. The Aiea-Moanalua-Radford Complex Area received a $2 million grant over five years to create K-12 world language pathway that establishes world language offerYOUTH EDUCATION Military members receive a monthly subsidy to help offset child care costs. To determine eligibility, contact Child Care Aware’s NACCRRA Military Fee Assistance department at 800-424-2246. Or visit ChildCareAware.org and click Military Families.
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