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Maui County schools to receive $7.4M

Maui County is expected to get $7.4 million in federal funds to provide extra academic support for students in low-income communities.

Hawaii’s K-12 public schools will receive a projected $73 million for the 2023-24 school year to hire more educators and to support teacher professional development, new technology and other academic programs at public schools serving students in low-income areas.

The funds will be given directly to Title I schools — where a disproportionaate number of students live in poverty — and will benefit nearly 85,000 students in Hawaii, according to a news release from U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz. Title I funding is the largest source of federal funding for elementary and secondary education in the country.

Hawaii’s local education agencies expect to receive the funds by July 1. The City and County of Honolulu will receive nearly $46.8 million, while Hawaii County will see close to $15.9 million and Kauai County will get about $3.1 million.

In total, this will be an increase of nearly $15 million from the 2022-23 school year.

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