Education K-12

"... urgently take action to create safe and healthy digital environments that minimize harm and safeguard children’s and adolescents’ mental health ...."

... “Choose Aloha” Program teaches keiki to choose love not hate, bullying, self-harm or suicidal ideation ....

... cadets who participated in all four years of the program are more likely to graduate, have higher rates of attendance and lower rates of suspension ....

... The Department had a successful legislative session, with five out of the seven administrative bills we advocated for being passed ....

... A team of high school students from Maryknoll School were crowned as 2023 champions at the National LifeSmarts Championship on Sunday, April 30, in Cincinnati, Ohio ....

... empower the State, county, schools, and community members to directly collaborate on efforts to make streets safer ....

... Ninety-two percent of the nearly 7,000 valid ballots cast approved the contract ....

... Thompson admitted he violated the Conflicts of Interests law on fifteen occasions. He further admitted that he violated the Financial Disclosure law by failing to disclose his positions on the boards ....

... In the meantime, lawmakers have been figuring out how to bypass conventional learning about when a bill is dead. Here is one example ....

... Topics covered in the survey include unintentional injuries and violence; tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use; sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy; protective factors; mental health and suicide; dietary behaviors; and physical activity ....

... At one point, the school had racked up more than $400,000 in debt with $100,000 in undocumented expenses such as $12,000 for healing oils and acupuncture ....

... Trial for the case has been scheduled for February 2024 ....

... The committees approved $185 million in total to finance the teacher housing projects at or near three schools ....

... there are currently no planned health and safety restrictions for this year's graduation ceremonies ....

... Here is what happens if you even slightly question the gay agenda for children ....

... The CCRI report shows how the pandemic affected the class of 2022’s college enrollment and more ....

... comments will be accepted until May 4, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. ....

... Title IX is a federal civil rights law passed 50 years ago that Hawaii DoE still doesn't obey ....

... surprise--you've got less than 24 hours to comment on KSBE Trustee selection  ....

... Karie Luana Klein, a former Hawaiʻi Department of Education complex area business manager, was arrested after being charged with three felony theft counts ....

... 'Ilima Int was where alleged child molester and gay socialist activist Alden Bunag was teaching 2016-17 ....

... Abraham Lincoln freed Hawaii plantation laborers from indentured servitude--in 1900--35 years after he was assassinated.  How?  Keep reading ....

... tied with Arkansas ....

... a financial audit of the DOE to help determine how the $16 million was transferred to DOT and where this money came from ....

... Hawaii VEX IQ Robotics Elementary and Middle School State Championships qualified 18 out of 67 Hawaii VEX robotics teams that will advance to the 2023 VEX Robotics World Championships ....

... the strategic plan includes the mission, vision, core values, priorities, goals, and the desired outcomes for Hawaii’s K-12 public education system ....

... Clad only in white shorts, Yuen, a former Punahou coach accused by numerous female athletes--but never charged--was cuffed and soon whisked away in an unmarked vehicle ....

... to oversee the schools in the Baldwin-Kekaulike-Kūlanihāko‘i-Maui, Castle-Kahuku, Ka‘ū-Kea‘au-Pāhoa, and Pearl City-Waipahu complex areas ....

... Hawaii celebrates educational options and quality education during the annual School Choice Week ....

... DoE only had 10 years notice of the need to build a grade-separated pedestrian crossing ....

... because HSTA didn't get two paid days vacation from their vacation .... 

... The Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, commonly known as the Don't Say Gay act prohibits public schools from giving "classroom instruction" on sexual orientation or gender identity from kindergarten through to third grade ....

... Because of persistent funding inadequacies and inequities, many schools, especially those serving low-income communities, were not equipped to educate students ....

... spend nearly three times as long on educational requirements and be faced with shelling out twice as much in associated fees ....

... Hawaii English test scores relative to US average: Female: 0.07 grades above US average -- Male: 1.04 grades below US average ....

... three to get top three just in time for Christmas ....

... making it difficult to ensure that state employees are not accepting cash payments from improper sources  ....

... We, as taxpayers who are supplying the money, have the right to see where it goes. In real time, not several years later as seen in one nonprofit’s recent fight with the Department of Education ....

... Hawaii public schools saw enrollment drop by 4.75% from 2019 to 2022. Meanwhile, charter schools experienced a 1.85% enrollment increase ....

... United States District Judge Jill A. Otake today sentenced Victor Aguilar, 66, of Kauai, Hawaii to 168 months of imprisonment ....

... The worst performing students are now chronically absentee, so we aren't testing them.  So these 'steady' test numbers actually show that the top DoE students have dropped to the pre-COVID level of the average students ....

"...I know many parents are concerned that this recommendation can lead to schools mandating it...."

... ​Yost vs Wakai over Hu Honua ....

"... LGBTQ+ students should have equitable access to confidential healthcare ...."

... The bottom 37% of students are chronically absent, let's see how much their absence improves test scores ....

... only incumbents get to pass out goodies ....

... SEL is the woke framework to con parents ....

... Bill 52, designed to prevent bullying of youths in City programs on City property, prevent retaliation against those who report bullying ....

... Not considering charter schools, enrollment dropped from 168,152 in 2018-19 to 156,518 in 2022-23, and it is projected to decrease further to 148,096 by 2027-28 ....

... families’ leading reason for removing their students from public schools is for relocation to mainland states ....