Fellows mentioned in this story: Kerrie Urosevich, Cohort III
Projects mentioned in this story: Early Childhood Action Strategy

From Civil Beat:

Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke says that Hawai‘i is finally poised to significantly expand access to preschool.

The School Facilities Authority has millions of dollars at its disposal to build classrooms and legislators are creating incentives for local graduates to teach in preschools, while working to remove barriers for out-of-state teachers. But more funding will be needed to bolster the workforce. 

While Luke has long championed universal access to pre-K, she has declined to say whether funding for wage increases will be requested during the coming legislative session. 

“We’re still in the planning stages. I think the requests will have many parts, and right now we’re working on the details,” she said, with specifics to be finalized next month. 

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