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Sunday, August 3, 2014 |
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Without Abercrombie, Education Reform a Political Orphan
By Andrew Walden @ 9:31 PM :: 6426 Views :: Education K-12, Politicians
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...With Abercrombie out of the picture, education reform advocates can reinterpret the rules for vouchers to open the door to church preschools....
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Saturday, August 2, 2014 |
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School Choice Event Shows New Way Forward for Hawaii Education Reform
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:28 AM :: 3793 Views :: Education K-12
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Grassroot Institute's Friedman Dinner emphasizes bipartisanship, cooperation in improving schools....
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 |
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School Choice: Strive to Reach the Summit
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:32 PM :: 3620 Views :: Education K-12
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- Thursday, July 31 5:45 PM to 8:00 PM
- Japanese Cultural Centeri Manoa Ballroom
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 |
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Ige Renews Oath of Fealty to HSTA
By News Release @ 8:45 PM :: 6770 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Politicians
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As your Governor, I will work with the Board to immediately place a hold on the components of the Educator Effectiveness System....
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014 |
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Educator, public input sought on new student assessments
By News Release @ 6:23 PM :: 3884 Views :: Education K-12
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Interested participants must register online by Sept. 19 to provide input on the new Hawaii Common Core-aligned assessments....
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Thursday, July 17, 2014 |
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DoE: Access Learning Program enhances teaching, learning
By News Release @ 12:37 AM :: 3719 Views :: Education K-12
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...the initiative is helping to reduce burden on teachers, increase student engagement and responsibility, and improve parents’ support of public schools....
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Thursday, July 17, 2014 |
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DoE guidelines for free and reduced-price meals released
By News Release @ 12:33 AM :: 3728 Views :: Education K-12
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The guidelines allow families to determine whether they are eligible to apply for free and reduced-price meal benefits for their children....
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Monday, June 30, 2014 |
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New age requirements push 6000 out of kindergarten
By News Release @ 10:56 PM :: 6150 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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This year, the state says project enrollment is about 10,500. Last year, enrollment was about 16,600....
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014 |
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USDoE: Federal Funds at Risk as Hawaii Special Ed Programs Fall Short
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 4936 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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IDEA mandates that the Department must take specific actions, which can include requiring the state to prepare a corrective action plan, enter into a compliance agreement or, ultimately, withholding a portion of the state’s funding....
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Monday, June 23, 2014 |
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Hawaii Teachers 3rd-Best Paid in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 6:35 PM :: 7353 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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The top districts for paying teachers with a bachelor’s degree and five years of experience are Chicago ($62,046), New York ($52,278), Hawaii ($50,728)....
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Monday, June 23, 2014 |
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How Badly Will Your School Do? Hawaii principals predict substantial drop in reading and math scores
By Malia Zimmerman @ 12:55 PM :: 4961 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...principals’ predictions are dismal partially because tests for the newly implemented Common Core curriculum will be more rigorous....
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Thursday, June 19, 2014 |
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Controversial school superintendent gets $50,000 pay hike
By Malia Zimmerman @ 4:31 PM :: 3945 Views :: Education K-12
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Eighty-eight percent of Hawaii’s public school principals reported in a recent survey they are “extremely dissatisfied” with Matayoshi’s leadership....
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Wednesday, June 18, 2014 |
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California Diminishes Union Power in Schools
By Heritage Foundation @ 5:34 AM :: 4503 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rolf M. Treu struck down five California laws that govern the hiring and firing of teachers....
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Tuesday, June 17, 2014 |
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Health Survey: 11.8% of DoE Students Treated After Attempting Suicide
By News Release @ 4:31 AM :: 7012 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Life
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Statewide, 16.9% of public HS students had seriously considered attempting suicide during the 12 months before the survey....
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Saturday, June 14, 2014 |
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Teacher Tenure: Unconstitutional?
By NCPA @ 2:29 PM :: 4651 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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A California state judge ruled on Tuesday that granting a teacher tenure after less than two years in a teaching position is unconstitutional....
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Saturday, June 14, 2014 |
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Pono Choices Authors Scheme for Upcoming School Year
By News Release @ 5:46 AM :: 5125 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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...We will make necessary adjustments that continue to align with the most up-to-date research and practices regarding medical accuracy and age appropriateness to ensure the use of Pono Choices for the upcoming school year....
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Saturday, June 14, 2014 |
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"Pono Choices" proves liberals don't even know their own behinds
By News Release @ 5:31 AM :: 5553 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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...one-third of families did opt out at Niu Valley Middle School....
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Thursday, June 12, 2014 |
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DoE Eases Teacher Evaluation Requirements
By News Release @ 10:53 PM :: 4947 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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The changes reflect the DOE’s commitment to reduce burden on teachers and administrators....
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Thursday, June 12, 2014 |
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DoE Forms Principals Roundtable with HGEA
By News Release @ 6:26 PM :: 5269 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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After a recruitment and selection process of nearly two months, the Hawaii State Department of Education (DOE) is announcing a new Deputy Superintendent’s Principal Roundtable....
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Tuesday, June 10, 2014 |
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Slom: Abercrombie Should Cut $46M from CIP not DoE
By News Release @ 8:34 PM :: 6760 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government
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...House Finance chair blames mistake on governor's last-minute Turtle Bay deal....
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Friday, June 6, 2014 |
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Full Text: DoE Report Takes Pono Choices ‘Off the Shelf’
By News Release @ 11:21 PM :: 6817 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care
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"I see that several of the points that we made in our January 31st McDermott Report are being addressed," said McDermott....
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Tuesday, June 3, 2014 |
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Hawaii public school principals demand leadership change
By Malia Zimmerman @ 3:27 PM :: 5488 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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Some school principals are asking the State Board of Education to remove Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi and her deputy, Ronn Nozoe....
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Tuesday, May 27, 2014 |
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Court Guts Atheist Lawsuit Against Oahu Churches
By News Release @ 6:27 PM :: 10277 Views :: Education K-12, First Amendment, Religion
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A Hawaii court decided Tuesday to dismiss most of a renewed lawsuit against two Oahu churches....
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Thursday, May 22, 2014 |
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Prekindergarten classrooms available at 18 public schools this fall
By News Release @ 11:06 PM :: 3764 Views :: Education K-12
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The program is intended to serve 420 children who qualify based on income....
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Thursday, May 22, 2014 |
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Lingle: Public Being Misled About 'Common Core'
By Selected News Articles @ 11:36 AM :: 4486 Views :: Education K-12
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...Parents are right to complain about curricula or tests they don’t like, Lingle said. “But that’s not what the Common Core is.”....
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Tuesday, May 13, 2014 |
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Report: Hawaii State of Preschool 2013
By News Release @ 5:11 AM :: 5431 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...data on state-funded prekindergarten during the 2012-2013 school year....
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Saturday, May 10, 2014 |
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Video: Grassroot and Buckeye on School Choice
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:48 AM :: 3713 Views :: Education K-12
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...Grassroot President Keli’i Akina speaks with Robert Alt, President of the Buckeye Institute....
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Thursday, May 8, 2014 |
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DoE: Hawaii public school students continue to increase readiness for college and careers
By News Release @ 6:28 PM :: 4835 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education
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The report indicates improvements by public school students at every step of the college-readiness pipeline....
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Tuesday, April 29, 2014 |
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McDermott helps land $2.3 million for Campbell High Air Conditioning
By News Release @ 7:36 PM :: 4418 Views :: Education K-12
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...the budget specifically appropriates $300,000 of general obligation bond funds toward design ... another $2 million is appropriated for the actual construction of an air conditioning system....
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014 |
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Evaluations? DoE Claims Principals' Arbitration Award "Aligns with DoE Goals"
By News Release @ 8:49 PM :: 5243 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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Establishes a rewards and recognition program (RRP) for the last two years (sort of)....
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014 |
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DoE 2014 Graduation Dates
By News Release @ 7:16 PM :: 4066 Views :: Education K-12
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Graduation dates begin in May 18 with the ceremonies for Pahoa on Hawaii Island....
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Saturday, April 19, 2014 |
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Gallup: Hawaii Public Schools Still Rank Among Worst in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:46 PM :: 6492 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...residents in Hawaii took a dim view of their own schools, with only 46% ranking them as excellent or good....
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Friday, April 11, 2014 |
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Private Schools with Public Purpose
By News Release @ 2:04 PM :: 4641 Views :: Education K-12
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Participation in a robust summer learning program substantially reduces the achievement gap....
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Thursday, April 10, 2014 |
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Auditor Updates Progress on Public Housing, Charter Schools
By News Release @ 3:22 AM :: 4948 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government
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The 2008 Legislature amended the Auditor’s governing statute to require follow-up reporting on recommendations made in various audit reports....
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Monday, April 7, 2014 |
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Survey: 4,280 Hawaii Teachers Reveal Attitude towards Evaluation System
By News Release @ 10:45 PM :: 4797 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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"...the EES is a work in progress, and teachers feel that more needs to be done so that the EES can help improve the practice of teaching...." -- Wil Okabe, HSTA
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Monday, April 7, 2014 |
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Alliance Defending Freedom asks court to dismiss renewed attack on Hawaii churches
By News Release @ 4:42 PM :: 6786 Views :: Education K-12, First Amendment, Religion
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...atheists are once again falsely accusing the two churches, One Love Ministries and Calvary Chapel Central Oahu, of defrauding the government even though the court dismissed their claims earlier this year....
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Sunday, April 6, 2014 |
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HSTA Candidate Questionnaire Challenges Teacher Evaluations
By Andrew Walden @ 6:57 PM :: 5067 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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"Let's hope the legislative carping isn't a sign that teachers are trying to worm out of evaluations they agreed to in order to get pay raises, just as they once before reneged on drug tests...."
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014 |
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ACLU Sues, Claims Pre-K Program Not Secular Enough
By Selected News Articles @ 4:33 PM :: 6988 Views :: Education K-12, First Amendment, Religion
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"It is not enough to allow students or their families to 'opt out' of portions
of the program which are religious in nature," the ACLU says....
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014 |
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Hawaii Educational Results Broken Down by Ethnic Background
By News Release @ 2:28 PM :: 6471 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education
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In this policy report, the Annie E. Casey Foundation explores the intersection of kids, race and opportunity....
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014 |
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Arne Duncan: Hawaii DoE Can be Model for Nation
By News Release @ 12:38 PM :: 4526 Views :: Education K-12
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Hawaii’s public schools can be a model for the nation, according to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan...
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Saturday, March 29, 2014 |
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Hawaii Legislative Watch: Education
By Rachelle Chang @ 3:58 AM :: 6371 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government, Higher Education
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...highlighting education proposals, spending, and reforms....
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014 |
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Pono Choices Task Force Stacked with ’Progressives’
By News Release @ 12:58 PM :: 7021 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment
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Working in secret and overflowing with liberals....
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Friday, March 21, 2014 |
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Hawaii lawmaker challenges Alabama group’s ‘Teaching Tolerance’
By Malia Zimmerman @ 7:17 AM :: 4104 Views :: Education K-12
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...Rep. Bob McDermott has asked the Alabama State Bar Disciplinary Commission to investigate the Southern Poverty Law Center’s top administrators....
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 |
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New Reading and Math Tests to Get 'Test Run'
By News Release @ 9:24 PM :: 3746 Views :: Education K-12
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Students in grades 3-8 and 11 at 91 schools statewide will participate in the field test of the new Smarter Balanced assessments....
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014 |
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Race to the Top: Feds say Hawaii has Made Huge Progress
By News Release @ 1:31 AM :: 3902 Views :: Education K-12
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The Hawaii State Department of Education (DOE) is receiving high praise from the U.S. Department of Education....
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014 |
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Abercrombie Administration Orchestrates Pre-K Rally
By News Release @ 4:38 AM :: 6696 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment
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...Executive Office on Early Learning Director GG Weisenfeld was joined by state legislators, preschoolers, community groups and business representatives....
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Friday, March 14, 2014 |
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New DoE Training Course: Teach Transsexualism to 2nd Graders
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 3:22 PM :: 6948 Views :: Education K-12
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... McDermott says the payment of "stipends" to Hawaii teachers, for delivering SPLC's version of "Tolerance Training" breaks the law ....
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Thursday, March 13, 2014 |
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Feds Give Hawaii DoE $1.7M for 'Persistently Low Achieving Schools'
By News Release @ 2:44 PM :: 3767 Views :: Education K-12
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...to continue efforts to turn around their persistently lowest-achieving schools....
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Wednesday, March 12, 2014 |
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Principal: “Pono Choices will not return to Molokai Middle School”
By Selected News Articles @ 9:23 PM :: 7682 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment
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More than 120 Makua (parents), kapuna (grandparents) and aunties and uncles on the rural island of Molokai joined together at the Kalanianaole Hall to hear the truth about Pono Choices....
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