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HI HR164

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Introduced

3/11/2022

Primary Sponsor

Cedric Gates

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Origin

House of Representatives

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges the Department of Education to increase access to arts and cultural education in public schools to address COVID-19 pandemic learning loss
  • Cites research showing arts and cultural education improves critical thinking skills, verbal achievement, spatial reasoning, collaboration, creativity, and intellectual inquiry
  • Notes that increased arts education access reduced disciplinary infractions by 3.6 percentage points, improved standardized writing scores by 13 percent, and increased compassion measures by 8 percent
  • References Hawaii Department of Education 2021 data showing math proficiency dropped from 2019 levels to 32 percent, language arts fell from 54 percent to 50 percent, and science declined from 44 percent to 35 percent
  • Requires certified copies be transmitted to the Board of Education Chairperson and Interim Superintendent of Education

Legislative Description

Urging The Department Of Education To Increase Access To Arts And Cultural Education In Public Schools To Address Learning Loss Caused By The Covid-19 Pandemic.

DOE

Last Action

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Eli, Hashem, D. Kobayashi, Ohno excused (4).

3/31/2022

Committee Referrals

Finance3/31/2022
Education3/14/2022

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