Education K-12

...supporters of Preschool for All, including some academics who are way out in front of what the evidence says and know it, have turned a blind eye to the mixed and conflicting nature of research findings....

The contracts are among major reform efforts underway since December 2012 to meet recommendations by the State Office of the Auditor....

Grant Y.M. Chun to the Board of Education (BOE); Doreen Napua Gomes to the Hawaiian Homes Commission; Aaron D. Mahi to the Land Use Commission (LUC); and Brian T. Tamamoto to the Hawaii Community Development Authority (HCDA), Kakaako District....

The Hawaii State Department of Education (DOE) will be placing Pono Choices implementation on hold as it conducts another review of the pilot curriculum....

...parents, not formal education, that make the difference for young children's readiness for school and success once they get there....

Hawaii beats national average in 4th grade math, still lags in other areas ....

This report provides a detailed and up-to-date lay of the land on teacher evaluation policies across the 50 states....

Students with disabilities:  Originally reported 73.4% graduation rate, revised to 60.1%....

Amy Asselbaye and Patricia Halagao ....

Universal pre-kindergarten schooling, every progressive's fondest dream, is back in the news....

California prohibits any school material or instruction that reflects adversely on homosexuality, bisexuality or transgenderism, while prohibiting parents from removing children from classes....

Due to circumstances that were inherited by the current administration, HTA has been held to quarterly audits for the past 20 months....

August Ahrens Elementary, Highlands Intermediate, Pearl City High and Waipahu High schools....

Horner suggested that the BOE’s curriculum and civil rights compliance offices, with oversight by the Attorney General, would be the appropriate authorities to make these determinations....

Solar October 14 -- Early Education October 16 ....

“These churches have not only faithfully paid all of their rent, they’ve sacrificially given much more in service and funding to the schools and communities they love,” added co-counsel James Hochberg....

Today, Hawaii public elementary schools have a three-part report card that evaluates attendance, six general learner outcomes (GLOs), and academic proficiency, with a section for teacher comments. Only one of the GLOs is based on character....

...a FREE consumer education competition open to teens in grades 6-12....

In September, Plaintiffs’ counsel was informed that the State anticipates that the earliest date on which payments can be made will be the March 5, 2014 pay date....

The authors attribute the reduction in crime to two factors. The first is a lack of "concentration" allowing for less opportunity to engage in criminal activity, and the second is possibly increased monitoring by parents....

The enrollment gains can be partly attributed to the large number of births in 2008 and more students staying in the state’s public schools....

President Wil Okabe shares HSTA’s “Three Priorities” for 2013-2014....

Reading Wonders, the first K-6 reading program built on the Common Core State Standards....

A student survey being administered in Hawaii’s public schools through Oct. 18 will provide educators with critical classroom feedback aimed at improving teaching and learning....

...students from Campbell High School came in force today to the State Capitol to demand air conditioning for their oven-like classrooms....

The revisions were made after further analysis of the system’s criteria....

More than 300 people attended the Joint Venture Education Forum’s 12th annual meeting, Aug. 29, 2013 at The Salvation Army’s Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in Kapolei....

The annual survey determines the number of federally connected students in the public school system for whom the state receives impact aid funds....

...state officials attended a ceremony at Red Hill Elementary – one of the top-performing schools – to present individual awards ranging from $20,000 to $95,000....

...allegedly directing a teacher to file a per diem reimbursement claim for training that did not occur....

Members praised the DOE's progress on a host of initiatives to improve student outcomes....

It’s been one month since my son started second grade at a public school....

"As tempting as it was to bring in extra funds to our schools, I told the Governor that such a dichotomy is simply not in our way of thinking...."

The DOE listed per-student spending for 2011-12 at $11,583.  But Randall Roth, a University of Hawaii law professor who has worked on education reform issues, said the real number is about $16,000....

...capital improvement project (CIP) and grant funds for priority repairs and improvements at state facilities and public schools, as well as installation of a new photovoltaic system....

The federal appeals court in Honolulu found that Act 163, which the Hawaii Legislature passed in 2010, contradicts the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)....

My own journey—to provide an opportunity for quality education for all children—began in Little Rock, Arkansas....

...to continue efforts to turn around their persistently lowest achieving schools....

...a special edition of “Hawaii Tomorrow” to discuss education in our islands....

The 5,345 Hawaii students, most of whom took the ACT as juniors in 2012 and graduated this past spring, represent about 40 percent of the Class of 2013....

Recipe for Success: If the test numbers are bad, change the test....

52 percent answered, “Yes,” to amending the Constitution, 43 percent said, “No, ” and 5 percent did not know or refused to answer....