COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US Department of Education (USDOE) has given approval for use of the COVID-19 Education Stabilization Fund (ESF II) to pay for salary adjustments for public school educators, while the local Education Department (ASDOE) already has a plan to cover the adjusted...

![“Salary adjustment is just one of the main incentives to retain our teachers and hopefully attract more teachers to address the teacher shortage we continue to experience every year,” Education director Talauega Dr. Samasoni Asaeli pointed out. [photo AS-DOE Facebook] Education director Talauega Dr. Samasoni Asaeli](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/doe_talauega_dr._samasoni_asaeli_.jpg?itok=VM2DblsB)