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Monday, September 16, 2024
Hawaii is 2024’s 2nd Worst State for Teachers
By Selected News Articles @ 4:11 PM :: 219 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Hawaii's high cost of living drives down teachers' earnings ....

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Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Hundreds of public school teachers still unpaid
By News Release @ 11:11 PM :: 1210 Views :: Education K-12, Labor

... because of administrative processing delays at the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education ....

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Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Hawaii is 2024's 6th Least Innovative State for Education
By Selected News Articles @ 3:14 PM :: 488 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education

... Hawaii ranks 45th in Schools that Offer Advanced Placement Courses per Capita ....

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Friday, August 30, 2024
Former Waiakea HS Basketball Coach Charged with Felony Theft
By News Release @ 5:21 PM :: 717 Views :: Hawaii County , Education K-12, Ethics

... Smith allegedly collected $3,627.00 from the team members’ parents and kept the money for himself ....

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Friday, August 30, 2024
State awards first contract to build educator rentals
By News Release @ 12:18 AM :: 171 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Labor

... 100+ units in Mililani .... 

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Thursday, August 8, 2024
34 School Bus Routes Restored
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 1151 Views :: Education K-12

... HIDOE has secured additional drivers and buses through a new direct contract with Roberts Hawaii ....

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Trustees Raid KSBE -- 9% of Trust Burned to Save Hawaiian Electric
By Andrew Walden @ 11:59 PM :: 2032 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Ethics

... KSBE Trustees are very HEI-connected ....

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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Hawaii Early Education System Ranks 42nd in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 659 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

... state pre-K program, number of pre-K quality benchmarks met and total reported spending per child enrolled in pre-K ....

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Sunday, July 28, 2024
Governor Using Title IX Against Girls Sports
By News Release @ 1:33 AM :: 1284 Views :: Education K-12, Family

... Rally at Capitol, Monday, July 29, 2024 10AM ....

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Saturday, July 27, 2024
Half of Hawaii's teachers quit within five years
By Selected News Articles @ 1:11 PM :: 1163 Views :: Education K-12, Cost of Living

... The Hawaii State Teachers Association says more than 60,000 of Hawaii's children are not taught by a certified teacher ....

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Saturday, July 27, 2024
Why Can’t We Feed Keiki Local Food?
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 800 Views :: Education K-12, Agriculture

... a memo went out from DoE central office to all schools directing them NOT to apply for any of the funding ....

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Wednesday, July 24, 2024
CWS Called on Hawaii Home-School Mom
By Selected News Articles @ 2:24 AM :: 1511 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment, Health Care, Religion

"Wow, your kids are not even afraid of you.”

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Monday, July 22, 2024
Youth Challenge Academy in Hilo Changing to Job Challenge Academy
By News Release @ 10:37 PM :: 737 Views :: Education K-12, Military

... The Hawaiʻi National Guard Youth Challenge Academy in Hilo will be changing its name, who can participate, and its mission ....

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Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Who Needs Collective Bargaining? Teachers Get $10K 'Differential' for Another Year
By News Release @ 2:30 AM :: 738 Views :: Education K-12, Labor

...In a memo dated May 31, the HIDOE announced the continuation of differentials, ranging from $3,000 to $10,000 annually....

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Thursday, July 11, 2024
Gay Socialist Teacher sentenced to 30 years for sexual assault of a minor
By News Release @ 5:18 PM :: 871 Views :: Education K-12, Family

... "Bunag is not only a sexual predator, but a former intermediate school teacher who preyed on one of his students," said Prosecuting Attorney Steve Alm. ...

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Saturday, July 6, 2024
After Veto Threat, Green Signs Sara Yara Bill into law
By News Release @ 2:47 PM :: 949 Views :: Education K-12, Law Enforcement

... bill motivated by charges against a man who had no driver’s license and 164 traffic citations when he was arrested in the hit-and-run death of a 16-year-old McKinley High School student ....

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Saturday, July 6, 2024
'Sun Bucks' -- $177 per kid Boost on EBT Cards
By News Release @ 2:29 AM :: 1920 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Cost of Living

... Most eligible families will get SUN Bucks automatically without the need for an application ....

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Monday, July 1, 2024
Christian Good News Clubs Win Equal Access in Hawaii Schools
By News Release @ 9:02 PM :: 1055 Views :: Education K-12, First Amendment, Religion

... after school Bible clubs must be given equal access ....

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Friday, June 14, 2024
School Choice: Hawaii ranks no. 31 in 2024 Parent Power index
By Selected News Articles @ 8:52 PM :: 720 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

... little growth among charter schools and no other choice options ....

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Sunday, May 26, 2024
SB2475 on Governor’s Desk: Creates Database of School Child Molesters
By News Release @ 3:05 AM :: 834 Views :: Education K-12

... If approved by the Governor, SB2475 CD1 would go into effect on July 1, 2024 ....

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Thursday, May 23, 2024
DoE Begins Process of Convincing Lahaina Community to Accept School Relocation Plan
By News Release @ 3:59 AM :: 1048 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

... HIDOE presents three possible sites to rebuild permanent campus for King Kamehameha III Elementary ....

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Thursday, May 16, 2024
Influential high school administrator in Hawaii shrugs as boy competes in girls' track and field state championships
By Selected News Articles @ 8:22 PM :: 2913 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics

... 'several' of the girls' relay teams at Kea'au High School had two males on them ....

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Friday, May 10, 2024
Teachers Union Organizing Social Justice Warriors
By News Release @ 4:00 PM :: 1770 Views :: Education K-12, Family

"... launching and connecting student clubs such as Genders & Sexualities Alliance ...."

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Friday, May 10, 2024
Who Needs Collective Bargaining? More Cash Payouts for Teachers
By News Release @ 3:00 PM :: 1675 Views :: Education K-12, Labor

... About 500 teachers qualify for payments ranging from $2,500 to $8,000 in June ....

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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Case Dismissed: Hawaii Libraries Can Still Distribute Porn to Minors
By Court House News @ 5:31 AM :: 1709 Views :: Education K-12, First Amendment

... A federal court in Hawaii dismissed a woman’s lawsuit against the state for allegedly providing porn to minors through the public library system ....

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Monday, May 6, 2024
Let People Make Mistakes
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:00 PM :: 1481 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education

... harm to society is minimized if individuals are responsible for the own actions ....

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Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Wealth by Association? How Social Networks Drive Inequality in Hawaii
By UHERO @ 6:00 PM :: 1388 Views :: Education K-12, Development

... disparities exist in local schools ....

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Monday, April 29, 2024
‘Spontaneous order’ hailed as best way for societies to thrive
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:57 PM :: 1287 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education

... “spontaneous order” — the myriad interactions that occur among individuals who are free to make voluntary decisions ....

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Saturday, April 20, 2024
Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 10:35 PM :: 1355 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment, Drugs

... Hawaii's Legislature Seeks to Change Constitution to Lock In Same-Sex Marriage ....

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Saturday, April 20, 2024
OIP Issues Five New Opinions
By News Release @ 10:22 PM :: 1496 Views :: Hawaii County , Education K-12, Ethics, Police

... one formal opinion and four informal opinions ....

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Thursday, April 11, 2024
SB2706: 'Expungement' will help sex offenders find work in Hawaii schools
By Andrew Walden @ 8:44 PM :: 2090 Views :: Education K-12, Judiciary, Law Enforcement

... Examples of offenses which may be eligible for automatic expungement include domestic abuse, harassment by stalking, certain sex offenses, sexual exploitation, promoting pornography for minors, and habitual intoxicated driving ....

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Thursday, April 11, 2024
Waipahu High students, Hawai‘i Pacific Health doctors and nurses to work side by side in new Academic Health Center
By News Release @ 5:16 PM :: 1281 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care

... more than 500 health academy students who will receive hands-on training from Hawai‘i Pacific Health physicians and medical professionals to support the community clinic ....

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Saturday, March 30, 2024
The impressive journey of ‘Jonathan Gullible’
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:00 PM :: 1637 Views :: Education K-12

“The Adventures of Jonathan Gullible: A Free Market Odyssey”

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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Green Appoints Dozens to Powerful State Boards
By News Release @ 5:22 PM :: 2916 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government, Higher Education, Land Use

... BLNR, BoE, UH Regents and more ...

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Thursday, March 21, 2024
Disgraced Mililani Athletic Director Fined $274,500 by Ethics Commission
By News Release @ 6:48 PM :: 2058 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics

... This is the highest administrative fee ever issued by the Commission ....

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Thursday, March 21, 2024
Class of 2024 high school graduation ceremonies scheduled
By News Release @ 3:40 AM :: 2132 Views :: Education K-12

... High school graduation ceremonies have been scheduled for the Class of 2024 with date, time and location information listed below ....

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Friday, March 15, 2024
Hawaii Homeland Security Announces Plan for 'Targeted Violence Prevention'
By News Release @ 12:59 AM :: 1814 Views :: Education K-12, Law Enforcement

"...a realistic and achievable path to reducing targeted violence in our schools and throughout our community....”

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Friday, March 8, 2024
Fake Minutes and Fire Secrecy: OIP Posts Three New Opinions
By News Release @ 3:06 AM :: 1963 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12, Ethics

"... the executive session minutes did not convey a true reflection of the matters discussed at the meeting ..."

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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Lahaina: Army Corps of Engineers Transfers Temporary School to DoE
By News Release @ 4:52 PM :: 1702 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

... turnover of the temporary King Kamehameha III Elementary School in Lahaina to the Hawai‘i State Department of Education Feb. 27 ....

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Hawaiʻi educators urged to take part in presidential selection process
By News Release @ 12:50 PM :: 2406 Views :: Democratic Party, Education K-12, Labor, Republican Party

... Democrats hold primary March 6; GOP caucuses will be March 12 ....

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Friday, February 23, 2024
HGEA members win substantial hazard pay from the Hawaii Education Department
By News Release @ 6:10 PM :: 1538 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19

... 7,800 HGEA employees of the state’s public school system will receive 25% of their base salary for the duration of Gov. David Ige’s emergency proclamation from March 4, 2020, to March 25, 2022 ....

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Sunday, February 18, 2024
The ConAm Returns Again
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1641 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes

... The Counties all oppose this bill ....

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Sunday, February 11, 2024
Hoarding School Impact Fees
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1871 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Taxes

... since 2007, not one thin dime has been spent out of the school impact fees collected ....

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 1:33 AM :: 2078 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment, Health Care, Religion

... HB1780 Eliminating Good Friday? ....

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Saturday, February 3, 2024
HIDOE seeks feedback on revising student journalism policy
By News Release @ 2:24 AM :: 1560 Views :: Education K-12, First Amendment

... More than a year and a half after then-Gov. David Ige signed a new law providing more First Amendment protections for student journalists ....

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Saturday, February 3, 2024
DHS Expands Preschool Open Doors Program to Age 3
By News Release @ 2:11 AM :: 1433 Views :: Education K-12, Family

... DHS Expands Preschool Open Doors Program to Include Eligible 3-year-olds and Increases Income Eligibility Limits ....

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Friday, February 2, 2024
Kalani HS Wins 2024 Hawaiʻi LifeSmarts State Competition
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 3021 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Economy

“...Hawaiʻi currently holds the national championship title...."

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Friday, January 26, 2024
Christian Club Sues Hawaii Department Of Education After Allegedly Being Barred From School Grounds
By Selected News Articles @ 2:08 AM :: 2291 Views :: Education K-12, First Amendment, Religion

... For nearly two years DoE has blocked elementary school Good News Clubs in facilities that are open to other, similarly situated non-religious organizations ....

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Thursday, January 18, 2024
Settlement Hearing Set for Hawaii DoE Title IX Class Action Suit
By News Release @ 4:54 PM :: 1720 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics

... class action lawsuit on behalf of present and future Campbell High School female students who participate, seek to participate, and/or are or were deterred from participating in athletics ....

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Thursday, January 18, 2024
Legislature Considering Constitutional Amendment to Enact a State Property Tax
By Selected News Articles @ 3:01 PM :: 1842 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes

... a bill calling for a constitutional amendment to enact a tax on residential investment property valued at over $3 million ....

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