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HI HR14
Resolution
Status
1/27/2011
Primary Sponsor
Barbara Marumoto
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AI Summary
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Request Hawaii's Congressional Delegation to continue supporting the Teach For America Program, which recruits and trains teachers for two-year commitments in low-income schools.
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Teach For America received $21 million in federal funding in 2010 and requested $50 million for Fiscal Year 2011 to place an additional 1,350 corps members and reach 86,000 students.
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Teach For America-Hawaii currently has 122 teachers (17% Native Hawaiian) teaching in 39 schools across Oahu and the Big Island, impacting over 10,000 students, with over 100 alumni remaining in education-related positions in Hawaii.
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Research shows Teach For America corps members' student achievement impact equals or exceeds that of experienced and certified teachers in the same schools, with 100% of Hawaii principals surveyed in 2009 rating them as above average or average compared to other teachers.
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Direct certified copies of the resolution to U.S. Senators Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka, and U.S. Representatives Mazie Hirono and Colleen Hanabusa.
Legislative Description
Teach For America; Congressional support
Last Action
(H) Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no and Belatti, Say, Takumi, Tokioka, Wooley excused.
4/1/2011