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Jan. 23, 2023 Hawai"i Public Schools To Receive More Than $73 Million To Provide Extra Academic Support For Students In Low-Income Communities Sen. Brian Schatz
June 23, 2022 On 50th Anniversary of Title IX, Hirono Blocks GOP Attempt to Advance Anti-Transgender Legislation Sen. Mazie Hirono
June 23, 2022 Hirono Honors Patsy Mink at U.S. Congress Portrait Unveiling on the 50th Anniversary of Title IX Sen. Mazie Hirono
June 20, 2022 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Ahead of June 30 Deadline, Pingree Joins Bipartisan Effort Pushing House Leadership to Extend USDA Child Nutrition Waiver Authority, Keep Maine Students Fed at School Rep. Ed Case, ...
May 20, 2022 Hawai"i Congressional Delegation Calls On USDA To Cover Full, Accurate Cost Of School Meals, Boost Outdated Reimbursement Rates Sen. Brian Schatz
Dec. 20, 2021 Letter to Keith Hayashi, Interim Superintendent Hawaii Dept. of Education - Schatz To Hawai"i K-12 Schools: Adopt CDC Testing Guidance, Keep Students Safely In School, Stop Interruptions In Learning Sen. Brian Schatz
Dec. 20, 2021 Hawai"i To Receive Nearly $5 Million For School Meal Programs To Help Feed Children, Keep Kids Healthy Sen. Brian Schatz
Oct. 21, 2021 Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States; Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker; Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Childcare/Education in Build Back Better Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Aug. 11, 2021 Hirono: Budget Vote Sets the Stage to Support Working Families, Create Jobs, Address the Climate Crisis, Reduce Child Poverty Sen. Mazie Hirono
March 29, 2021 Hirono, Gillibrand, Smith, Colleagues Reintroduce Impact Aid Bill to Fund School Infrastructure Projects Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
March 24, 2021 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolution Sen. Mazie Hirono
March 12, 2021 Brownley, Schatz Introduce Biliteracy Bill to Improve America's Workforce Competitiveness Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
March 12, 2021 Schatz Releases New COVID-19 Relief Guide To Help Hawai"i Families, Workers, Small Businesses Access Federal Resources, Programs Sen. Brian Schatz
March 6, 2021 Hirono: American Rescue Plan Will Deliver Urgently-Needed Relief to Hawaii Residents Struggling During COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Mazie Hirono
Feb. 4, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Jessica Rosenworcel, Acting Chairwomen of Federal Communications Commission - Senators Markey, Cantwell, Van Hollen, Bennet, Hassan, and Schatz Lead Colleagues in Urging New Fcc to Use Its Emergency Authority to Connect Students to Online Learning Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Feb. 1, 2021 Hawai"i K-12 Schools To Receive $56.5 Million To Provide Extra Academic Support For Students In Low Income Communities Sen. Brian Schatz
Feb. 1, 2021 Letter to Honorable Charles Schumer, Majority Leader and Honorable Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader - Rosen, Cortez Masto Urge Senate Leadership to Include Relief for State, Localities, and Tribal Governments in Next COVID Legislative Package Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Dec. 28, 2020 Emergency Coronavirus Spending Bill Signed Into Law Includes Hirono-Backed Education Priorities Sen. Mazie Hirono
Dec. 9, 2020 Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, Honorable Charles E. Schumer, Minority Leader, Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Honorable Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Heinrich Calls For Reauthorization Of SRS, PILT Programs To Ensure Financial Certainty For Rural New Mexico Counties Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Sept. 23, 2020 Letter to Dr. Kihimoto - With Hawai"i Schools Set To Reopen For In-Person Learning, Schatz Asks School Leaders To Emphasize And Improve Proper Ventilation In Classrooms Sen. Brian Schatz
Sept. 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Bennet, Mrkey, Schumer, Cantwell, Van Hollen, Hassan, Schatz Lead Colleagues in Demanding FCC Take Action to Connect Students to Online Learning as School Year Begins Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Sept. 11, 2020 Letter to Jeff McElfresh, Chief Executive Officer at AT&T Inc., Thomas Rutledge, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Charter Communications, Inc., Jeffery Storey, President and Chief Executive Officer at Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Pat Esser, President and Chief Executive Officer at Cox Communications, Mike Sievery, Chief Executive Officer at T-Mobile, and Hans Vestburg, Chairman an Chief Executive Officer at Verizon Communications Inc. - Bennet, Colleagues Urge Internet Companies to Support Wider Interest Access During COVID-19 Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Sept. 9, 2020 Schatz Secures $27 Million In New Federal Funding For Native Hawaiian Education Sen. Brian Schatz
Aug. 28, 2020 Letter to Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Hawaii Congressional Delegation Calls on USDA to Extend Flexibility for Child Nutrition Programs to Combat Hunger During COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
July 29, 2020 Letter to Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Hassan, Collins, 34 Colleagues Push for Support of School Meal Programs Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
July 23, 2020 Executive Session Sen. Mazie Hirono
July 16, 2020 Cardin, Schumer, Senate Democrats Announce Historic Proposal For $350 Billion Investment In Communities Of Color Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
June 19, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Sen. Dems: Education Investment Urgently Needed to Save the 2021 School Year & U.S. Economy Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
May 15, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Kevin McCarthy - Duckworth, Durbin and Colleagues Urge Congressional Leaders to Support Vulnerable Students Amid Coronavirus Crisis Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
May 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and to the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader and to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of Appropriations Committee and to the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee - Rosen, Cortez Masto Join Bipartisan Calls for Additional Funding for School Districts on Federal Land in Upcoming Coronavirus Relief Package Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
April 2, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Kevin McCarthy - Merkley, Colleagues Continue Fight to Ensure All Students Can Continue Education Online During Coronavirus Pandemic Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Nov. 18, 2019 Letter to Betsy Devos, Secretary of Education - Democrats Slam Devos' Decision to Mask Education Inequalities by Halting Critical Elements of Civil Rights Data Collection Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
July 10, 2019 Rosen Participates in Girls Who Code Panel, Discusses Her Bipartisan Legislation to Invest in STEM Education for Girls Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Feb. 1, 2019 Hirono, Reed, Brown Propose $100 Billion Investment to Rebuild and Repair America's Schools Sen. Mazie Hirono
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Abandon Proposals to Use Taxpayer Dollars to Arm Teachers Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
June 28, 2018 Hawai"i To Get A Major Boost In Impact Aid Funding For Schools Sen. Brian Schatz
May 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Preserve Educational Equity for English Learners Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
May 24, 2018 Letter to Secretary DeVos, Department of Education - Preserve Educational Equity for English Learners Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
March 29, 2018 Hirono Emphasizes Importance of Impact Aid Funding in Address to Transition Centers Best Practices Conference Sen. Mazie Hirono
March 16, 2018 Hirono Reiterates Support for Students and Teachers During National Public Schools Week Sen. Mazie Hirono
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Answers on Disciplinary Protections for Minority Students Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
May 23, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Roy Blunt, Chairman of the L-HHS-ED Subcommittee on Appropriations, the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member - Continue Funding for Federal Impact Aid Program Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 1, 2016 Hirono Announces More Than $5.7 Million in Federal Funding for Hawaii's Public Preschools Sen. Mazie Hirono
Aug. 21, 2016 Hirono Honors Maui County Students, Promotes STEM Education Sen. Mazie Hirono
July 19, 2016 Hirono Encourages Students to Pursue STEM Fields at NOAA Science Camp Sen. Mazie Hirono
March 17, 2016 Heinrich Marks Women's History Month By Increasing Opportunities For Women And Minorities In STEM Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Nov. 5, 2015 Letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Committee of Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; the Honorable John Kline, Chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce; the Honorable Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate Committe on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; the Honorable Robert Scott, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce - On Support for Native American Students in Major Education Bill Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Sept. 21, 2015 Schatz, Hirono, Gabbard Call for Continued Funding for Preschool Programs in Hawai'i Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Sept. 17, 2015 Letter to The Honorable Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, The Honorable Barbara Mikulski, Vice Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, The Honorable Harold Rogers, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations and The Honorable Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations - Concerns Surrounding Preschool Development Grants Programs Sen. Mazie Hirono, ...
Sept. 15, 2015 Hawai'i Congressional Delegation Announces $8.6 Million for Native Hawaiian Education Programs Sen. Brian Schatz, ...
Date Title Politician
Jan. 23, 2023 Hawai"i Public Schools To Receive More Than $73 Million To Provide Extra Academic Support For Students In Low-Income Communities Sen.Brian Schatz
June 23, 2022 On 50th Anniversary of Title IX, Hirono Blocks GOP Attempt to Advance Anti-Transgender Legislation Sen.Mazie Hirono
June 23, 2022 Hirono Honors Patsy Mink at U.S. Congress Portrait Unveiling on the 50th Anniversary of Title IX Sen.Mazie Hirono
June 20, 2022 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Ahead of June 30 Deadline, Pingree Joins Bipartisan Effort Pushing House Leadership to Extend USDA Child Nutrition Waiver Authority, Keep Maine Students Fed at School Rep.Ed Case, ...
May 20, 2022 Hawai"i Congressional Delegation Calls On USDA To Cover Full, Accurate Cost Of School Meals, Boost Outdated Reimbursement Rates Sen.Brian Schatz
Dec. 20, 2021 Letter to Keith Hayashi, Interim Superintendent Hawaii Dept. of Education - Schatz To Hawai"i K-12 Schools: Adopt CDC Testing Guidance, Keep Students Safely In School, Stop Interruptions In Learning Sen.Brian Schatz
Dec. 20, 2021 Hawai"i To Receive Nearly $5 Million For School Meal Programs To Help Feed Children, Keep Kids Healthy Sen.Brian Schatz
Oct. 21, 2021 Letter to Hon. Joe Biden, President of the United States; Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker; Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Childcare/Education in Build Back Better Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Aug. 11, 2021 Hirono: Budget Vote Sets the Stage to Support Working Families, Create Jobs, Address the Climate Crisis, Reduce Child Poverty Sen.Mazie Hirono
March 29, 2021 Hirono, Gillibrand, Smith, Colleagues Reintroduce Impact Aid Bill to Fund School Infrastructure Projects Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
March 24, 2021 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolution Sen.Mazie Hirono
March 12, 2021 Brownley, Schatz Introduce Biliteracy Bill to Improve America's Workforce Competitiveness Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
March 12, 2021 Schatz Releases New COVID-19 Relief Guide To Help Hawai"i Families, Workers, Small Businesses Access Federal Resources, Programs Sen.Brian Schatz
March 6, 2021 Hirono: American Rescue Plan Will Deliver Urgently-Needed Relief to Hawaii Residents Struggling During COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Mazie Hirono
Feb. 4, 2021 Letter to the Hon. Jessica Rosenworcel, Acting Chairwomen of Federal Communications Commission - Senators Markey, Cantwell, Van Hollen, Bennet, Hassan, and Schatz Lead Colleagues in Urging New Fcc to Use Its Emergency Authority to Connect Students to Online Learning Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Feb. 1, 2021 Hawai"i K-12 Schools To Receive $56.5 Million To Provide Extra Academic Support For Students In Low Income Communities Sen.Brian Schatz
Feb. 1, 2021 Letter to Honorable Charles Schumer, Majority Leader and Honorable Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader - Rosen, Cortez Masto Urge Senate Leadership to Include Relief for State, Localities, and Tribal Governments in Next COVID Legislative Package Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Dec. 28, 2020 Emergency Coronavirus Spending Bill Signed Into Law Includes Hirono-Backed Education Priorities Sen.Mazie Hirono
Dec. 9, 2020 Letter to Honorable Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, Honorable Charles E. Schumer, Minority Leader, Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Honorable Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Heinrich Calls For Reauthorization Of SRS, PILT Programs To Ensure Financial Certainty For Rural New Mexico Counties Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Sept. 23, 2020 Letter to Dr. Kihimoto - With Hawai"i Schools Set To Reopen For In-Person Learning, Schatz Asks School Leaders To Emphasize And Improve Proper Ventilation In Classrooms Sen.Brian Schatz
Sept. 17, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Bennet, Mrkey, Schumer, Cantwell, Van Hollen, Hassan, Schatz Lead Colleagues in Demanding FCC Take Action to Connect Students to Online Learning as School Year Begins Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Sept. 11, 2020 Letter to Jeff McElfresh, Chief Executive Officer at AT&T Inc., Thomas Rutledge, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Charter Communications, Inc., Jeffery Storey, President and Chief Executive Officer at Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Pat Esser, President and Chief Executive Officer at Cox Communications, Mike Sievery, Chief Executive Officer at T-Mobile, and Hans Vestburg, Chairman an Chief Executive Officer at Verizon Communications Inc. - Bennet, Colleagues Urge Internet Companies to Support Wider Interest Access During COVID-19 Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Sept. 9, 2020 Schatz Secures $27 Million In New Federal Funding For Native Hawaiian Education Sen.Brian Schatz
Aug. 28, 2020 Letter to Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture - Hawaii Congressional Delegation Calls on USDA to Extend Flexibility for Child Nutrition Programs to Combat Hunger During COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
July 29, 2020 Letter to Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Hassan, Collins, 34 Colleagues Push for Support of School Meal Programs Amid COVID-19 Pandemic Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
July 23, 2020 Executive Session Sen.Mazie Hirono
July 16, 2020 Cardin, Schumer, Senate Democrats Announce Historic Proposal For $350 Billion Investment In Communities Of Color Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
June 19, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader and Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Sen. Dems: Education Investment Urgently Needed to Save the 2021 School Year & U.S. Economy Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
May 15, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Kevin McCarthy - Duckworth, Durbin and Colleagues Urge Congressional Leaders to Support Vulnerable Students Amid Coronavirus Crisis Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
May 14, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader and to the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Minority Leader and to the Hon. Richard Shelby, Chairman of Appropriations Committee and to the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee - Rosen, Cortez Masto Join Bipartisan Calls for Additional Funding for School Districts on Federal Land in Upcoming Coronavirus Relief Package Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
April 2, 2020 Letter to Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, and Kevin McCarthy - Merkley, Colleagues Continue Fight to Ensure All Students Can Continue Education Online During Coronavirus Pandemic Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Nov. 18, 2019 Letter to Betsy Devos, Secretary of Education - Democrats Slam Devos' Decision to Mask Education Inequalities by Halting Critical Elements of Civil Rights Data Collection Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
July 10, 2019 Rosen Participates in Girls Who Code Panel, Discusses Her Bipartisan Legislation to Invest in STEM Education for Girls Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
Feb. 1, 2019 Hirono, Reed, Brown Propose $100 Billion Investment to Rebuild and Repair America's Schools Sen.Mazie Hirono
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Abandon Proposals to Use Taxpayer Dollars to Arm Teachers Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
June 28, 2018 Hawai"i To Get A Major Boost In Impact Aid Funding For Schools Sen.Brian Schatz
May 24, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Preserve Educational Equity for English Learners Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
May 24, 2018 Letter to Secretary DeVos, Department of Education - Preserve Educational Equity for English Learners Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
March 29, 2018 Hirono Emphasizes Importance of Impact Aid Funding in Address to Transition Centers Best Practices Conference Sen.Mazie Hirono
March 16, 2018 Hirono Reiterates Support for Students and Teachers During National Public Schools Week Sen.Mazie Hirono
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Answers on Disciplinary Protections for Minority Students Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
May 23, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Roy Blunt, Chairman of the L-HHS-ED Subcommittee on Appropriations, the Hon. Patty Murray, Ranking Member - Continue Funding for Federal Impact Aid Program Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Dec. 1, 2016 Hirono Announces More Than $5.7 Million in Federal Funding for Hawaii's Public Preschools Sen.Mazie Hirono
Aug. 21, 2016 Hirono Honors Maui County Students, Promotes STEM Education Sen.Mazie Hirono
July 19, 2016 Hirono Encourages Students to Pursue STEM Fields at NOAA Science Camp Sen.Mazie Hirono
March 17, 2016 Heinrich Marks Women's History Month By Increasing Opportunities For Women And Minorities In STEM Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Nov. 5, 2015 Letter to the Honorable Lamar Alexander, Chairman of the Senate Committee of Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; the Honorable John Kline, Chairman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce; the Honorable Patty Murray, Ranking Member of the Senate Committe on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; the Honorable Robert Scott, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce - On Support for Native American Students in Major Education Bill Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Sept. 21, 2015 Schatz, Hirono, Gabbard Call for Continued Funding for Preschool Programs in Hawai'i Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Sept. 17, 2015 Letter to The Honorable Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, The Honorable Barbara Mikulski, Vice Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, The Honorable Harold Rogers, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations and The Honorable Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Appropriations - Concerns Surrounding Preschool Development Grants Programs Sen.Mazie Hirono, ...
Sept. 15, 2015 Hawai'i Congressional Delegation Announces $8.6 Million for Native Hawaiian Education Programs Sen.Brian Schatz, ...
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