Education K-12

... 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 ....

... The goal is to increase high school student ridership on county bus services so that underutilized school buses can be reassigned to restore canceled and consolidated routes ....

... Hawaii is #41 in overall education freedom. The state ranks last in School Choice but fourth in Regulation ....

... DCCA is pleased to announce the resumption of a full program that includes an in-person, gameshow-style State Competition ....

... part of a comprehensive community engagement process to develop the strategic plan for Hawaii’s public education system ....

... We compared the average salary of primary and secondary school teachers to the average salary for all jobs in each state .... 

... in excess of $579,000 once fringe benefits are factored in ....

... “doing the happy dance” ....

... starting August 22 to August 26, 2022. The free fare week is timed with the back-to-school jam ....

... more than 29,000 households across Hawai‘i are enrolled in the ACP, providing more than $7 million in benefits locally. It is estimated that more than 100,000 Hawai‘i households could qualify ....

... overall child well-being--Hawaii Ranks 22nd ....

... According the a July 18, 2022 letter from the US Department of Education, EGCC was illegally looting Pell Grant money to provide ‘free’ tuition ....

... States with the Best & Worst Early Education Systems ....

... Tulsi Gabbard Accuses Biden Administration of ‘Dangerously Promoting Child Abuse’ ....

... HIDOH provides revised guidance effective Aug. 1 ....

"... Implementation may take time, but HSTA will ensure retroactivity to July 1 ...."

... A Map of Regressive Progressives:  School by school data shows anti-vaxxers concentrated in areas known for anti-GMO and anti-Superferry protests ....

... meanwhile ... 9th Circuit Allows Class Action Suit over Lack of Female Locker Rooms in Hawaii DoE Schools ....

“...They’re saying that there is no such thing as a woman....”

... The two newly approved schools are Namahana School, which will be located in Kalihiwai on the north side of the island of Kauaʻi, and Kūlia Academy, which will be located in Kalihi on the island of Oʻahu ....