DOE & Budget Cuts

How will Hawaii's public schools survive impending budget cuts? Dan Boylan moderates a panel of guests representing the Department of Education, the Lingle Administration, and state lawmakers on the state education crisis. Panelists include: PATRICIA HAMAMOTO, State Schools Superintendent;NORMAN SAKAMOTO, State Senate Education Chair; GAIL AWAKUNI, Campbell High School Principal; and ALVIN PARKER, Charter School Review Panel & Ka Waihona Charter School Principal. Contributing editor Howard Dicus brings an economic context to the issue. This conversation was recorded on July 23rd, 2009 in the PBS Hawaii studio.

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