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Friday, October 20, 2017 |
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UPDATE: OHA Trustees Reject CNHA Grab for Charter School Funds
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:59 AM :: 8171 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, OHA
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...the Resource Management Committee opted to instead give the grant funds directly to the charter schools, instead of to the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement....
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Friday, September 29, 2017 |
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Judiciary: Collaborative Effort to Reduce Truancy Launched
By News Release @ 7:40 PM :: 7346 Views :: Education K-12, Judiciary, Law Enforcement
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...A similar program at an Oahu intermediate school produced a 91 percent daily school attendance rate in 2016-17, up about 40 percent from 2015-16....
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Thursday, September 28, 2017 |
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Strive HI: How did your School do?
By News Release @ 6:00 PM :: 5029 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...The accountability system includes multiple measures of school performance including proficiency in Science, Math and Language Arts/Literacy; chronic absenteeism; school climate; graduation rates; and achievement gaps....
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Wednesday, September 27, 2017 |
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Girl Scouts Rank Hawaii 23rd for girls' well-being
By News Release @ 8:09 PM :: 4894 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...The State of Girls 2017: Emerging Truths and Troubling Trends....
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Wednesday, September 27, 2017 |
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DoE Touts AP Test Results
By News Release @ 4:24 AM :: 4626 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...double-digit increases in the number of exam takers, exams taken and scores of 3 or higher....
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Monday, September 25, 2017 |
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Hawaii Lowest Teacher Salaries in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:41 PM :: 6242 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...adjusted for cost of living....
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Wednesday, September 20, 2017 |
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Hawaii is #1 in Teacher Absenteeism at 79%
By Selected News Articles @ 2:51 PM :: 7451 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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In Hawaii about 79 percent of traditional public school teachers are chronically absent. In Hawaii charter schools it’s 23 percent…..
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Saturday, September 16, 2017 |
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Help Stop CNHA Grab for Charter School Funds
By Selected News Articles @ 2:16 PM :: 8487 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, OHA
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...Please Attend The Next Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Board Meeting On Thursday, September 21st At 10 AM At OHA Headquarters....
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Tuesday, September 12, 2017 |
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AG Chin Defeats Parents of Disabled Children (again)
By News Release @ 11:55 PM :: 4359 Views :: Education K-12
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...plaintiff alleged that the staff at Koko Head Elementary School excluded her four-year old son from participating in class and discriminated against him....
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Monday, September 11, 2017 |
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Hawaii DoE Sued over Sept 11 "Lockdown Drill"
By Selected News Articles @ 2:21 PM :: 4677 Views :: Education K-12
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...An abusive lockdown drill in which a masked man threatened a middle-school classroom with a hammer left the entire class in tears....
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Saturday, September 9, 2017 |
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The Power of School Choice
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:58 PM :: 5149 Views :: Education K-12, OHA
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...This was my first back to school experience at the Kualapu‘u Public Conversion Charter School on the island of Moloka‘i....
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Friday, September 8, 2017 |
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Enrollment: DoE Down 1% -- Charter Schools up 5%
By News Release @ 11:41 PM :: 4208 Views :: Education K-12
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...Department announces 2017-18 enrollment figures for public and charter schools....
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Friday, September 8, 2017 |
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DoH Cancels Flu Vaccinations at Dozens of Oahu Schools and All Private Schools
By News Release @ 3:51 PM :: 5359 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care
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...the State can pay billions for Rail but it can't pay thousands for vaccinations....
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Thursday, September 7, 2017 |
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2017 Hawaii ACT Scores 4th Worst in USA
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 5311 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii ACT Composite score beats only Nevada, Mississippi, and South Carolina coming in 4th-worst in the USA....
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Monday, September 4, 2017 |
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Hawaii Schools Anti-bullying campaign marks its 10th year
By News Release @ 3:25 PM :: 4033 Views :: Education K-12
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The E Ola Pono campaign encourages youth groups to promote peace, pono and respect at their schools and communities through student–led campaigns....
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Monday, September 4, 2017 |
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Letter to Hawaii DoE: Trump overturns Obama Policy on Trannies in Bathroom
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 12:46 PM :: 5975 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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...“Much of the confusion over privacy facilities was driven by a short-lived effort by federal officials to redefine ‘sex’ to mean ‘gender identity’ under Title IX via a ‘Dear Colleague Letter’ to school officials in 2016”....
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Sunday, September 3, 2017 |
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AG Chin Defeats Parents of Disabled Children
By News Release @ 2:23 AM :: 5705 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care
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...A copy of the decision, Rachel H. v. Department of Education, State of Hawaii, is attached....
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Friday, September 1, 2017 |
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Cool Schools: Ige Claims Success
By News Release @ 3:30 AM :: 5759 Views :: Education K-12, Energy
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"One thousand classrooms now have air conditioning, and over 300 more will be complete by the end of September. In addition, hundreds more have been cooled using other heat abatement strategies,” Gov. Ige said....
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Wednesday, August 30, 2017 |
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Friday, August 25, 2017 |
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West Oahu Schools Underfunded? AG Responds to McDermott Suit
By News Release @ 4:33 AM :: 4398 Views :: Education K-12
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...The State has asked the Intermediate Court of Appeals to affirm Judge Nacino’s decision to dismiss the case....
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Tuesday, August 22, 2017 |
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Oahu, Maui Events: New Directions in Education
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:49 AM :: 5831 Views :: Education K-12
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...Students in Hawaii have few options when it comes to school choice....
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Sunday, August 20, 2017 |
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Hawaii Family Forum: Talk to Your Kids About Racism
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 1:45 AM :: 8044 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment, Life
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...The recent images from Charlottesville, VA-marches by torchlight, Nazi salutes, armed militia, angry mobs engaged in violent confrontation-are scary for adults to encounter, let alone children....
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Saturday, August 12, 2017 |
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Registration Open for Hawaii LifeSmarts Competition
By News Release @ 3:44 PM :: 3971 Views :: Education K-12
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LifeSmarts is a free, national educational program that teaches students critical life skills in five key areas....
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Thursday, August 10, 2017 |
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Governor needs to step up and fix Maui school bus crisis
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 7:43 PM :: 3899 Views :: Education K-12
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...students and parents of Maui are being held hostage to bureaucratic bumbling that would make the keystone cops envious....
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Sunday, August 6, 2017 |
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DoE Student Absenteeism Over 20%
By Andrew Walden @ 8:49 PM :: 6461 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... DoE student absenteeism is caused by DoE teacher absenteeism ....
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Monday, July 31, 2017 |
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Hawaii not College-Ready -- Second lowest median scores on ACT
By Selected News Articles @ 6:38 PM :: 6058 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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...Hawaii among states with lowest median scores on college admissions test, study finds....
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Friday, July 14, 2017 |
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Private Scholarships Offer Micronesians Access to Opportunity
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 5678 Views :: Education K-12, National News
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...A dozen Micronesian students are headed to prestigious private schools this fall, thanks to Habele K-12 tuition scholarships....
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Saturday, June 24, 2017 |
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BoE Approves ESSA Plan Submission to Feds
By News Release @ 2:46 AM :: 4038 Views :: Education K-12
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The plan will be submitted following a 30-day opportunity for Governor David Ige to sign it.
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Saturday, June 24, 2017 |
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DoE to Open Military Transition Centers
By News Release @ 2:36 AM :: 5292 Views :: Education K-12, Military
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HIDOE will commit $250,000 annually for four years using federal Impact Aid funds towards school Transition Center facility improvements, technology, furnishings and special events....
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Friday, June 23, 2017 |
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Transforming Military Impact Aid into Education Savings Accounts
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:01 PM :: 5226 Views :: Education K-12, Military
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...Hawaii is one of only four states where over 30 percent of high school graduates who hope to join the Army cannot achieve an adequate score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test....
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Monday, June 19, 2017 |
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Cool Schools? DoE Working to Avoid Installing Air Conditioners
By News Release @ 5:33 PM :: 5757 Views :: Education K-12, Energy
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"The department has made every effort to find solutions to cooling our classrooms in ways that are not only cost-efficient but also energy efficient..."
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Tuesday, June 13, 2017 |
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Kids Count: Hawaii Ranks 17th in Child Well-being
By News Release @ 1:39 AM :: 7600 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...families continue to offer a strong foundation for Hawaiʻi’s children, according to the 2017 KIDS COUNT Data Book....
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Thursday, June 8, 2017 |
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BoE Puts 'ESSA Team' Principal in Charge, Temporarily
By News Release @ 12:18 AM :: 4586 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...DoE Priorities Reflect Teachers Union, HGEA Goals....
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Friday, June 2, 2017 |
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‘Free’ Food for all Children at 63 Hawaii Public Schools
By News Release @ 11:14 PM :: 5220 Views :: Education K-12
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...Meals will be served at select locations Monday through Friday, except June 12 and July 4. Most schools will serve breakfast and lunch....
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Wednesday, May 31, 2017 |
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Trump Education Budget Cuts Native Hawaiian Education, Boosts Charter Schools
By Selected News Articles @ 9:37 PM :: 7468 Views :: Education K-12, OHA
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...provides supplemental awards “to school districts that agree to adopt weighted student funding combined with open enrollment systems that allow Federal, State, and local funds to follow students to the public school of their choice...."
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Saturday, May 27, 2017 |
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Education leaders formalize Maunakea Scholars program
By News Release @ 4:31 AM :: 7521 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education, OHA
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...more opportunities for local high school students to use Maunakea Observatories for their innovative research projects....
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Thursday, May 25, 2017 |
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Report: Hawaii Shows Little Growth in Preschool Funding
By News Release @ 2:55 AM :: 6631 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii continues to support only a few hundred children in public preschool....
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Wednesday, May 24, 2017 |
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Robotics Showcased by Yap Island Students
By News Release @ 4:24 AM :: 4257 Views :: Education K-12, National News
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"We should all be proud of these kids, who’ve been at it since 2011," explained regional newspaper publisher Lee Weber....
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Tuesday, May 23, 2017 |
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Sex, Lies, and Repetitious Badgering: Meet Hawaii’s New Superintendent of Schools
By Video @ 4:45 AM :: 18030 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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... The HSTA wanted 'new perspectives' -- so Ige's BoE dumped Matayoshi and got this ....
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Sunday, May 21, 2017 |
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GEMS: A Raid by Any Other Name…
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 6501 Views :: Education K-12, Energy, Taxes
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GEMS, as a program, has been a miserable failure, resulting primarily in a large wad of cash that is just sitting in the bank. That’s why our legislature got the bright idea to “use” it to prop up another miserable failure – the “Cool the Schools” initiative....
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Friday, May 19, 2017 |
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Board of Education selects next Superintendent—No word on Golden Parachute
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 4292 Views :: Education K-12
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...Christina Kishimoto, Ph.D., signed a three-year contract and will start on August 1, 2017....
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Friday, May 19, 2017 |
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Matayoshi’s DoE Receives national innovation award
By News Release @ 10:12 PM :: 4005 Views :: Education K-12
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...then the HSTA's Governor's minions fired her....
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Friday, May 19, 2017 |
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Lawsuit against Hawaii Churches Hurts the Surrounding Community
By Selected News Articles @ 7:17 PM :: 6537 Views :: Education K-12, First Amendment
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...atheists Mitchell Kahle and Holly Huber sued the churches under Hawaii’s False Claims Act....
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Monday, May 15, 2017 |
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Atheist Lawsuit Against Hawaii Churches to be Heard by State Supreme Court Friday
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 6:02 PM :: 6766 Views :: Education K-12, First Amendment, Religion
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...The court will be hearing the Appeal THIS FRIDAY, and you are invited to sit in....
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Thursday, April 27, 2017 |
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HSTA: 98% Ratify Sweetheart Contract with Ige
By News Release @ 11:42 PM :: 4706 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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Ninety-eight percent of the nearly 8,000 members of HSTA who cast ballots across the state today voted to ratify a new four-year contract....
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Wednesday, April 26, 2017 |
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Hawaii’s Best Public High Schools—How did your School Rank?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:31 PM :: 5561 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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There are six silver medal schools and five bronze medal schools from Hawaii included in the 2017 rankings of U.S. News Best High Schools....
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Thursday, April 20, 2017 |
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Hawaii Officially Proclaims Children of Fallen Patriots Day
By News Release @ 6:52 PM :: 7118 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Military
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...Governor of Hawaii, David Ige, has officially proclaimed May 13th as Children of Fallen Patriots Day....
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017 |
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Accountability? DoE Releases ESSA Plan
By News Release @ 6:09 PM :: 5766 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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The 30-day public comment period begins today, Tuesday, April 18, and will run through Thursday, May 18, 2017....
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Saturday, April 15, 2017 |
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Connect to Careers: Preparing next generation of Hawaii workforce
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 5318 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...business and education partners including the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) and the Hawaii Carpenters Apprenticeship and Training Fund....
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