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Stimulus Funds For Teachers and Furlough Friday Sentences

by Jacob Shafer

September 16, 2010

$39 million

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act money coming to Hawaii to support public education jobs; Hawaii was one of six states and territories awarded stimulus funds this week



75 percent

Portion of school districts awarded stimulus funds last year that still expect to cut teachers



60 hours

Community service sentence given to four of the Furlough Friday protesters who participated in a sit-in at Gov. Lingle’s office in April; 16 other protesters received lesser penalties



11

Number of convicted criminals pardoned by Gov. Lingle in the first half of the year, for offenses ranging from felony weapons possession to drug dealing to statutory rape



Sources: U.S. Department of Education, Hawaii.gov/gov, KITV