Improving Innovative Education Emphasized Under No Child Left Behind
| FOR RELEASE: August 21, 2006 |
Contact: Gregg Wiggins (202) 401-1576 |
Nearly two dozen Native Hawaiian Education (NHE) programs on Oahu, Maui and the island of Hawaii have been selected to receive $11,609,750 to develop, assist and expand innovative programs that provide supplemental services and address the educational needs of Native Hawaiian children and adults, U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced today.
"The Native Hawaiian Education Program combines academic support with cultural enrichment, connecting tradition to the 21st century," said Secretary Spellings. "These grants will help children appreciate and celebrate their unique heritage, while paving their way through academics to a bright, opportunity-filled future."
Spellings noted that the grants will benefit not only students. "They will encourage the maximum participation of Native Hawaiians in planning and managing education programs," she said. "Parents, teachers, mentors and community leaders will all benefit, whether through professional development, interactive technology or civic programs."
The NHE program is a discretionary grant program funded under Title VII, Part B of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
More information about Native Hawaiian Education programs is available at www.ed.gov/programs/nathawaiian/index.html.
Native Hawaiian Education Program Fiscal Year 2006 Grant Awards
| Hauula | Na Kamalei-Ko'olauloa Early Education Program | $406,220 |
| Hilo | Univ. of Hawaii at Hilo-Na Pua Noeau | $1,051,815 |
| Honolulu | ALU LIKE, Inc. – Ho'okahua (Early Childhood) Pulama I Na Keiki | $978,111 |
| Honolulu | ALU LIKE, Inc. – Native Hawaiian Library Hawaiian Language Legacy Project | $170,020 |
| Honolulu | College Connections | $197,543 |
| Honolulu | Educational Services Hawaii Foundation | $197,809 |
| Honolulu | Hawaii Department of Education | $198,274 |
| Honolulu | Hawaii Technology Institute | $294,376 |
| Honolulu | Pacific American Foundation | $520,504 |
| Honolulu | Pacific American Foundation | $496,443 |
| Honolulu | Partners in Development | $703,620 |
| Honolulu | Partners in Development | $621,624 |
| Honolulu | Partners in Development | $526,622 |
| Honolulu | Univ. of Hawaii College of Education Center on Disability Studies | $440,202 |
| Honolulu | Univ. of Hawaii College of Education Center on Disability Studies | $366,741 |
| Honolulu | Univ. of Hawaii Dept. of Educational Psychology | $174,993 |
| Honolulu | Univ. of Hawaii – Maui Community College | $1,310,384 |
| Honolulu | Univ. of Hawaii – SEED Office of Student Affairs | $426,133 |
| Honolulu | Univ. of Hawaii/Manoa – SEED Office of Student Affairs | $423,916 |
| Kamuela | Kanu o ka 'Aina Learning 'Ohana-Halau Wanana | $1,013,835 |
| Waianae | Waianae District Comprehensive Health and Hospital Board | $569,660 |
| Waianae | Waianae High School Alumni and Community Foundation | $291,515 |
| Wailuku | Kakoo Central Maui Hawaiian Civic Club | $229,390 |
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