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Wednesday, August 4, 2021 |
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Parker School Announces Vaccine Requirement
By News Release @ 12:39 AM :: 2586 Views :: Hawaii County , Education K-12, COVID-19
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... “Requiring students ages 12 and older and employees to be vaccinated is a new and important addition to our health and safety protocols” ....
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Monday, August 2, 2021 |
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'Safe Return to Schools' -- Ige Outlines Plan
By News Release @ 11:37 PM :: 1989 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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"...in-person learning is, for most students, critical for their academic and social success, as well as their overall wellbeing...."
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Monday, August 2, 2021 |
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'Keep Your Kids at Home' -- HSTA Plans Chaos for Opening Day
By Video @ 11:20 PM :: 2614 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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"... parents still have the option to keep their children at home until they feel it is safe ...."
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Monday, August 2, 2021 |
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Mayor Victorino requests postponement of return to classroom learning
By News Release @ 4:05 AM :: 2541 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, COVID-19
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... Hawaii public schools stand ready to reopen classrooms for the new school year on Tuesday, August 3, even though the Hawaii Department of Health reports the state’s COVID positivity rate has climbed 163% over the past two weeks ....
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Wednesday, July 28, 2021 |
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DoH Releases COVID Guidance for School Reopening
By News Release @ 10:30 AM :: 6190 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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"...Promoting COVID-19 vaccination among all staff and eligible students 12 years of age and older...."
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Tuesday, July 27, 2021 |
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Hawaii -- Worst ACT Scores in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 12:12 AM :: 3736 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... but don't worry. DoE and HSTA are working to solve this problem by eliminating standardized testing ....
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Thursday, July 22, 2021 |
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DoE Announces In-Person and Distance Learning Programs for 2021-22
By News Release @ 4:40 AM :: 2649 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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... How can the HSTA manipulate this program to shut down schools? ....
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Monday, July 19, 2021 |
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COVID School Closures: Who are we trying to protect?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:58 PM :: 2563 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... We say it’s for the safety of your children, but it is clear that the decisions Hawaii is making in regards to COVID policies are for the sake of some adults ....
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Sunday, July 18, 2021 |
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All public school students to receive free meals throughout school year 2021-22
By News Release @ 3:09 PM :: 2154 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... thanks to a nationwide waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The waiver aims to minimize the possible spread of COVID-19 at schools across the country by eliminating meal payment transactions in school cafeterias ....
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Wednesday, July 14, 2021 |
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HSTA Continues to Push So-Called 'Distance Learning' for fall term
By News Release @ 10:09 PM :: 3214 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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... For every teacher the state dedicates to distance learning when students return to class in August, it would need to pull a teacher out of the classroom, state Schools Superintendent Christina Kishimoto said Tuesday ....
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Thursday, July 8, 2021 |
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HB613: HGEA Cheers Veto of Teachers' Bonus
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 2657 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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"...Any changes to your salary and conditions of employment must be negotiated and it was wrong for the Legislature to interfere with the bargaining process...."
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Wednesday, July 7, 2021 |
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Senators Override Five Ige Vetoes--More to Come
By News Release @ 2:18 AM :: 2937 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes, Tourism
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... The Senate will reconvene on Thursday, July 8, 2021 at 3:00pm to reconsider a potential veto override of HB53 and vote on proposed floor amendments to meet the Governor’s objections in his veto message for HB54, HB1299 and SB589 ....
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Wednesday, July 7, 2021 |
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Ige Announces Final 26 Vetoes
By News Release @ 2:05 AM :: 3049 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government, Taxes, Tourism
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... Ige announced that he has vetoed 26 of the 28 bills on his Intent to Veto list ....
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Monday, July 5, 2021 |
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CDC: 98.7% of Hawaii Students Excluded from In-person Learning, Worst in USA
By News Release @ 4:18 PM :: 2982 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... Access to in person learning varied by state with the lowest mean percent of all students with access in Hawaii (1.3%) and highest in Wyoming and Montana (100%) ....
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Friday, July 2, 2021 |
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BOE chair says board will consider distance learning options
By News Release @ 8:15 PM :: 2267 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... the board will discuss distance learning options for next school year at its next meeting on July 15, just a little more than two weeks before most public school students are scheduled to return to class ....
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Wednesday, June 23, 2021 |
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Ethics: School Principal Gives $43K in 'Cash Advances', Runs up credit card
By News Release @ 4:14 AM :: 2634 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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"...the Governing Board failed to manage the financial performance of the school...."
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Thursday, June 17, 2021 |
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Waipahu High principal selected as interim superintendent (again)
By News Release @ 11:58 PM :: 2495 Views :: Education K-12
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... The BOE also tapped Hayashi to be interim before current Superintendent Christina Kishimoto was hired in August 2017 ....
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Thursday, June 10, 2021 |
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HSTA Members Ratify 2-Year Contract
By News Release @ 5:24 PM :: 2154 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... the short two-year duration will allow HSTA to begin this process once more in a little over a year’s time with the next permanent superintendent ....
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Tuesday, May 25, 2021 |
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More Free Money for HSTA: BoE Approves Shortage Differentials for 2021-22
By News Release @ 11:34 PM :: 4773 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... Shortage differentials for classroom teachers in special education, hard-to-staff locations, and Hawaiian language immersion programs will continue through school year 2021–22 ....
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Tuesday, May 25, 2021 |
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HSTA reaches tentative contract agreement
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 2255 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... ratification vote ends June 9, 2021 ....
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Sunday, May 23, 2021 |
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Teacher Payments and the “Me Too” Syndrome
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2604 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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... House Bill 613, another bill that has undergone radical metamorphosis while in our Legislature. ...
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Sunday, May 23, 2021 |
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School Closures will Cost Trillions--And Nobody is Worse than Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 2:51 AM :: 2794 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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... While 12 states are at 100 percent, Hawaii as the worst state is at 38.5 percent and California as the next is at 53.5 percent ....
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Saturday, May 22, 2021 |
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HSTA Recruiting Teachers for New Scam to Eliminate Standardized Testing
By News Release @ 9:50 PM :: 2292 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... “This is a great opportunity for teachers to help move Hawaii from standardized assessments to project-based learning,” said Corey Rosenlee ....
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Saturday, May 22, 2021 |
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HSTA Game Plan: After Ige Vetoes HB613, BoE Will Approve $2,200 Cash Bonanza
By News Release @ 9:36 PM :: 5348 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... Shortage differentials maintain strong BOE support HIDOE is using the differentials to recruit, retain teachers ....
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Tuesday, May 18, 2021 |
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Spectators allowed at permitted outdoor sporting events
By News Release @ 4:20 AM :: 1881 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... The rule continues to prohibit socializing and potlucks at the field/court before or after the scheduled sports activity ....
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Saturday, May 15, 2021 |
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Full Text: HGEA Letter to Ige Urging Veto of $29M HSTA Bonus
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 4549 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education, Labor
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"...the Legislature disregarded collective bargaining and granted this generous cash bonus to one group of employees while making significant departmental cuts elsewhere, like in higher education, which will likely lead to layoffs...."
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Saturday, May 15, 2021 |
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Hawaii Juvenile COVID Cases Surging
By Andrew Walden @ 5:45 AM :: 2427 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... age 0-17 is now at its highest peak since late August, 2020 ....
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Thursday, May 13, 2021 |
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Schatz Calls On Ige To Lift Restrictions On Youth Sports
By News Release @ 9:08 PM :: 2354 Views :: Education K-12, Congressional Delegation, COVID-19
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... In his letter to the governor, Schatz cites Hawai‘i’s progress on vaccinations and its low case counts, as well as the importance of safely lifting restrictions and returning to a more normal life ....
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Wednesday, May 12, 2021 |
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Pfizer Vax Now Available for Age 12+
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 1933 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that 12 to 15-year-olds receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine ....
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Sunday, May 9, 2021 |
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DoE Summer School--HSTA Says Members Should not be Assigned to Work
By News Release @ 10:40 AM :: 2974 Views :: Education K-12
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... and no in-person summer school on the Big Island, Molokai or Lanai ....
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Saturday, May 8, 2021 |
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HS Students Watch Kahuku Windfarm Case Argued Before Supreme Court
By News Release @ 3:54 PM :: 2904 Views :: Education K-12, Energy, Judiciary
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... Participating schools included Konawaena High School on Hawaii island, Lahainaluna High School on Maui, and Waipahu High School on Oahu ....
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Tuesday, May 4, 2021 |
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DoE Seeking ESEA Waiver
By News Release @ 2:47 AM :: 2389 Views :: Education K-12
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... Public feedback is sought for HIDOE’s proposed accountability waiver and its assurances ....
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Tuesday, May 4, 2021 |
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2021 HS Graduation Schedule Announced
By News Release @ 12:56 AM :: 2946 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... Alternative ceremony formats will continue for a second year and limit guest access to comply with COVID-19 health and safety guidelines ....
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Thursday, April 29, 2021 |
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Surprise! Another Cash Giveaway to HSTA Members -- $2,200 This Time
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 4194 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... The payments aim for “workforce stabilization to retain teachers” and will be made to full- and half-time teachers. (Translation: Incumbent stabilization to retain HSTA endorsement for 2022.) ....
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Tuesday, April 20, 2021 |
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HSTA Outlines Plan to Promote Identity Politics in K-12
By News Release @ 6:40 PM :: 2700 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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" ... Free virtual event aims to shift views .... "
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Monday, April 19, 2021 |
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Hawaii State-Funded Preschools Score 10 of 10
By News Release @ 9:23 PM :: 2189 Views :: Education K-12
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... This is what happens when the DoE is not involved ....
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Sunday, April 18, 2021 |
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HSTA Complains About Summer School Plan
By News Release @ 2:58 AM :: 2652 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... Hawaii Board of Education Thursday approved a plan to spend up to $58 million in federal pandemic aid funds on summer learning loss programs ....
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Saturday, April 17, 2021 |
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Hawaii Students Vying for Lifesmarts National Championship
By News Release @ 4:48 AM :: 1902 Views :: Education K-12
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... DCCA is rooting for two Waipahu High School teams as they compete virtually in the LifeSmarts National Championship this weekend ....
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Friday, April 9, 2021 |
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Senate Slams Ige for Holding Back BoE Nominee
By News Release @ 11:16 PM :: 2363 Views :: Education K-12
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"... This is especially concerning given that the Board is currently engaged in the search process for a new Superintendent ...."
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Wednesday, March 31, 2021 |
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Project Financial Literacy: Investor Education for All!
By News Release @ 7:14 PM :: 2044 Views :: Education K-12
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... free financial and investor education-related activities, presentations and resources for consumers of all ages ....
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Sunday, March 28, 2021 |
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Maintenance of Effort, Part 2
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 2491 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes
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... SB815 creates a “public education stabilization trust fund” ....
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Saturday, March 27, 2021 |
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Former Kauai JROTC instructor arrested for sexual exploitation of former student
By News Release @ 10:00 AM :: 3561 Views :: Kauai County, Education K-12, Military
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... Kauai instructor accused of child sex crimes was also a longtime foster parent ....
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Thursday, March 25, 2021 |
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Report: College enrollment disrupted for Hawai’i class of 2020
By News Release @ 5:04 AM :: 2881 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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... 50% for the class of 2020 enrolling in college immediately after graduation, as compared to 55% for the class of 2019 ....
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Wednesday, March 24, 2021 |
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State House to Restore Funding for Hilo Youth Challenge
By News Release @ 9:51 PM :: 2967 Views :: Hawaii County , Education K-12, Military
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"...The Youth Challenge Academy, operated by the Hawai‘i National Guard, is a community-based program that trains, educates, and mentors young people under military-like conditions...."
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Tuesday, March 23, 2021 |
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BOE approves panel to begin superintendent search
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 1866 Views :: Education K-12
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... creation of a special committee to set a search timeline and process to select a new superintendent for Hawaii public schools ....
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Wednesday, March 17, 2021 |
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HGEA Tells Schatz, Saiki: Unlike Teachers, 'We Never Quit'
By News Release @ 8:41 PM :: 2625 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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"... HGEA stood up at these meetings to make sure that our members are not blindsided or shortchanged by teacher demands ...."
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Tuesday, March 16, 2021 |
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Hawaii Among Least Innovative States
By Selected News Articles @ 2:39 PM :: 2883 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii ranks 47th for 8th Grade Math & Science Performance ....
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Monday, March 15, 2021 |
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DOE, HSTA reach agreement to increase 4th quarter in-person learning
By News Release @ 7:45 PM :: 3248 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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... increasing number of students projected to return to in-person learning during the fourth quarter ....
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Sunday, March 14, 2021 |
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HR148: HSTA Demands McKinley HS Rename
By News Release @ 7:07 PM :: 3799 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii History
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... HR148 to change McKinley High School’s name back to Honolulu High School will be heard by the House Committee on Education on Thursday, March 18, at 2 p.m. ....
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Sunday, March 7, 2021 |
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HIDOE releases guidelines to allow athletic workouts and practices
By News Release @ 1:16 AM :: 2158 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... restarting student athletic programming for high schools beginning Monday ....
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