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Monday, December 5, 2016 |
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Meet Betsy DeVos, Trump’s Pick for Education Secretary
By Heritage Foundation @ 12:15 PM :: 4432 Views :: Education K-12
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...She does not support Common Core “period.”....
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Tuesday, November 29, 2016 |
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Annual Stop Flu at School Vaccination Program
By News Release @ 1:14 AM :: 5418 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care
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Completed Vaccination Consent Forms due to Schools by December 16....
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Wednesday, November 16, 2016 |
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Ancient Astronomy in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 4:13 AM :: 8279 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii History, OHA
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There were two important tasks that drew on ancient Hawaiians’ understanding of space and time....
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Thursday, October 27, 2016 |
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BoE Moves to Dump Matayoshi
By News Release @ 2:27 AM :: 7392 Views :: Education K-12
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...The HSTA put Ige in office. In return he is going to get rid of Matayoshi and the tests....
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Thursday, October 27, 2016 |
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Hawaii fourth and eighth graders show improvement in science
By News Release @ 1:23 AM :: 4050 Views :: Education K-12
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...2015 Science assessment by the National Assessment Governing Board and the National Center for Education Statistics....
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Tuesday, October 25, 2016 |
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DoE to Tax New Housing from Kalihi to Ala Moana?
By News Release @ 11:11 PM :: 8029 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Taxes
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...Public Hearings November 2 and 3, 2016....
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Tuesday, October 25, 2016 |
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Fewer DoE Students Require Remedial Instruction in College
By News Release @ 11:10 PM :: 6517 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education
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...remediation rates (retaking high-school-level coursework) among students attending the University of Hawaii System are down 8 points in math and 6 points in English in three years....
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Wednesday, October 19, 2016 |
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Profitable: $22M Funneled to ‘Nonprofit’ Tied to OHA Chair
By Video @ 6:37 PM :: 6762 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, OHA
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...OHA Chair’s Charter School Gets Seven Times More Than All Other Charters Combined....
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Tuesday, October 18, 2016 |
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Ige Appoints Darrel Galera to BoE
By News Release @ 4:30 AM :: 4388 Views :: Education K-12
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Galera replaces Jim Williams who resigned from the board last month....
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Thursday, October 13, 2016 |
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Rep. McDermott Files a Class Action Lawsuit on behalf of Campbell HS Children
By News Release @ 6:58 PM :: 5841 Views :: Education K-12
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...pushed to brink by the lack of urgency, inattention, and lethargic attitude of the named government officials....
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Tuesday, October 11, 2016 |
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Kapolei & Pearl City HS advance to 2017 VEX World Robotics Championship
By News Release @ 12:00 AM :: 5170 Views :: Education K-12
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Eighty-eight student robotic teams from Hawaii, California, China, and Taiwan participated in the fast-paced and fiercely competitive event....
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Saturday, October 8, 2016 |
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Thursday, October 6, 2016 |
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DoE HS Absenteeism 19% -- only 39% of 11th Grade Students Meet Benchmark
By News Release @ 3:10 AM :: 4721 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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"We will be taking a close look at our highest achieving schools and determine best practices that can be implemented in schools that need supports."
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Wednesday, October 5, 2016 |
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DoE Touts Improvement in ‘Smarter Balanced’ Test Results
By News Release @ 1:44 AM :: 5340 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...51 percent of students tested met or exceeded the achievement standard in ELA, up three percentage points from the previous year....
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Friday, September 30, 2016 |
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Full Text: School Board Member Resigns--Says Governor Violates Federal Law
By Selected News Articles @ 5:05 AM :: 7971 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government
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...you have circumvented the Constitution and laws of our state by appointing your so-called “Governor’s ESSA team.”....
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Monday, September 26, 2016 |
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HIDOE Students Outpace Nation in AP Exam Gains
By News Release @ 10:11 PM :: 4892 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...gains on the Advanced Placement Program Exams over the year prior....
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Monday, September 26, 2016 |
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Survey: Hawaii Worst State for Teachers
By Selected News Articles @ 9:33 PM :: 6676 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...job pressures, low pay and lack of mobility force many teachers to quit soon after they start....
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Sunday, September 25, 2016 |
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Cool Schools: 180 Volunteers at Campbell HS, Ewa Beach ES
By News Release @ 5:02 AM :: 4195 Views :: Education K-12
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At Ewa Beach Elementary School the crew installed 3,500 LED bulbs to increase energy efficiency....
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Friday, September 16, 2016 |
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Understanding Hawaii Teacher Shortages
By News Release @ 4:42 AM :: 5757 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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A State-by-State Analysis of the Factors Influencing Teacher Supply, Demand, and Equity....
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016 |
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AskMeFirst#—Open women’s facilities to men? Women Speak Out
By Lt Gov Duke Aiona @ 4:21 AM :: 5784 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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“Ask Me First” is a campaign to draw attention to the stories of women and children....
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Thursday, September 8, 2016 |
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2016-2017 LifeSmarts Hawaii Competition
By News Release @ 6:11 PM :: 4259 Views :: Education K-12
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LifeSmarts is a free, national educational program that teaches students critical life skills in five key areas....
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Wednesday, September 7, 2016 |
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Board of Education: Matayoshi ‘Exceeds Expectations’
By News Release @ 4:58 PM :: 4021 Views :: Education K-12
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For the third consecutive year, the Hawaii State Board of Education (BOE) gave Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi an overall rating of 'Exceeds Expectations' in her annual job performance evaluation....
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Thursday, September 1, 2016 |
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Hawaii First State in the Nation to mandate Sexuality Education for Kindergarten
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 5:24 PM :: 8872 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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...they have no standards, they have no curriculum, they have had no public vetting or review process of any proposed new curriculum; but it's on the books and ready to go....
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Wednesday, August 31, 2016 |
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DoE Enrollment Drops Again—Charters Growing
By News Release @ 9:42 PM :: 5005 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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This year, Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) schools enrolled 169,268 students (down 719 from last year), and charter schools enrolled 10,634 (up 212 from last year)....
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Wednesday, August 24, 2016 |
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2016 ACT Scores: 85% of Hawaii Students not College-Ready
By News Release @ 6:07 AM :: 7262 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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Just as in 2015, only 15% of the Hawaii 2016 graduating class met all four ACT College Readiness Benchmarks....
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Monday, August 22, 2016 |
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ESSA: DoE Sets More Public Meetings
By News Release @ 7:55 PM :: 4305 Views :: Education K-12
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...the public has more opportunities to provide feedback at upcoming community meetings on Oahu, Kauai and Molokai....
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Thursday, August 11, 2016 |
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ESAs: How to increase school funding without raising taxes
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:03 PM :: 4286 Views :: Education K-12
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...a new program called Education Savings Accounts has accomplished this elsewhere, and provided more educational options for families....
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Thursday, August 11, 2016 |
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Ige: Obama Administration Turning ESSA into NCLB
By News Release @ 5:02 AM :: 3772 Views :: Education K-12
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...proposed regulations are overly restrictive and harken back to No Child Left Behind's one-size-fits-all approach....
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Thursday, August 4, 2016 |
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Why it’s so expensive to cool Hawaii’s schools
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:01 AM :: 6542 Views :: Education K-12, Energy, Ethics
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...dividing the project into an AC portion and an energy portion would greatly reduce the per-classroom cost....
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Thursday, August 4, 2016 |
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Hawaii School System Quality Ranks 42nd
By Selected News Articles @ 4:27 AM :: 4672 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...With school resuming session, many parents might be wondering whether they’ve selected the best school to secure their children’s academic success....
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Saturday, July 30, 2016 |
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Almost All Hawaii Catholic School Graduates go on to College
By News Release @ 3:42 AM :: 4868 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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One hundred percent of Maryknoll High School seniors have been accepted to colleges....
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016 |
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Hot Schools: DoE Prepares for Illness and Exhaustion
By News Release @ 11:12 PM :: 7510 Views :: Education K-12, Energy, Environment, Ethics
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... Schools could have been cooled already but DoE insiders had to reward crony contractors so the keiki will just have to suffer until next year ....
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Tuesday, July 26, 2016 |
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DoE Community Meetings--Seeks Input on ESSA
By News Release @ 7:21 PM :: 4025 Views :: Education K-12
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These meetings are part of the ongoing outreach effort in the updating of the Strategic Plan....
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Sunday, July 24, 2016 |
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How Much Money Does Hawaii Spend Per Student?
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:35 AM :: 4594 Views :: Education K-12
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...in Hawaii, parents aren’t allowed to send their children to a different school unless they get a rare district exemption....
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Saturday, July 23, 2016 |
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Video: Winds of Change in Education
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:04 PM :: 3969 Views :: Education K-12
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...why it's so expensive to cool Hawaii schools....
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Tuesday, July 12, 2016 |
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Full Text: Contractor Offered Cool Schools at $5990 per Classroom—Was Ignored by DoE
By Andrew Walden @ 4:50 PM :: 11582 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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Andrew Santos, President of Admor HVAC, presented the State Department of Education an April 20 offer to Cool Schools at $5990 per classroom....
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Monday, July 11, 2016 |
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Neighbor island ESSA town halls start Monday
By News Release @ 9:37 PM :: 4776 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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Each event is offered free of charge and will run from 5 to 7 p.m....
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Saturday, July 9, 2016 |
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Cool Schools: How Government Contracting Makes a $2,500 job cost $138,000
By Andrew Walden @ 12:51 AM :: 7094 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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...the high bids will be used to make lower—but still exorbitant--second round bids look good by comparison....
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Friday, July 8, 2016 |
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Doubled: More contractors qualify for Slice of ‘Cool Schools’ bonanza
By News Release @ 6:41 PM :: 4258 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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Since March, the number of prequalified contractors has increased from 18 to 36 as HIDOE prepares to put projects back out to bid....
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Friday, July 1, 2016 |
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Ige Signs Cool Schools, Water Bills
By News Release @ 3:24 AM :: 6082 Views :: Education K-12, Energy, Environment
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...HB 2569 (Act 176) which aims to expedite the goals of the Department of Education to cool Hawai‘i’s schools, reduce energy costs, meet Hawai‘i’s clean energy goals....
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Tuesday, June 28, 2016 |
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Study: Hawaii is Number One in Teacher Absenteeism
By Selected News Articles @ 3:27 AM :: 6114 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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"Hawaii has…80 schools where 90% of teachers are absent ten days or more."
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Thursday, June 23, 2016 |
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Energy monitoring and management coming to 250 public schools
By News Release @ 5:00 AM :: 5721 Views :: Education K-12, Energy
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All public elementary, middle, and high schools in the Hawaiian Electric Companies' service territory are receiving new, intelligent, energy-monitoring devices and software....
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Wednesday, June 22, 2016 |
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Child Well-Being: Hawaii Ranks 23rd
By News Release @ 6:21 PM :: 7428 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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...according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book....
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Wednesday, June 22, 2016 |
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Hanabusa Uses Teachers to Open Door to More Lobbyist 'Gifts' to Legislators
By News Release @ 4:23 PM :: 9496 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Labor
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...Hanabusa pointed out that the same issues underlying the disagreement over teacher travel and education trips are also involved in applying the gift provisions of the ethics code to legislators....
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Tuesday, June 21, 2016 |
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Education Savings Accounts: A New Way Forward
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:27 AM :: 5630 Views :: Education K-12, Tax Credits
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Taxpayers in Hawaii spend about $1.8 billion on education every year....
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Sunday, June 19, 2016 |
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Charter School Corruption Mirrors State Government
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 4224 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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Many agencies relish the ability to spend public money with little or no accountability....
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Wednesday, June 15, 2016 |
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BoE: Ige Appoints Uemura, Reappoints DeLima
By News Release @ 2:32 AM :: 4169 Views :: Education K-12
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...Kenneth Uemura will fill the City and County of Honolulu seat currently held by Amy Asselbaye....
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Thursday, June 9, 2016 |
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Survey: More High-Risk Behavior from Hawaii Public High School Youth
By News Release @ 4:54 PM :: 6314 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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The Youth Risk Behavior Survey is administered in odd-numbered years to Hawai‘i public school students in grades 6–12....
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Thursday, June 2, 2016 |
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Education Week: Hawaii DoE Graduation Rate 82%
By News Release @ 5:59 PM :: 5189 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... for Asian-Americans the Hawaii Graduation rate is 6th-lowest in USA ....
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Thursday, June 2, 2016 |
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Nailed for Cronyism, DoE forced to Reopen Bidding on $100M Cool Schools Bonanza
By News Release @ 5:37 AM :: 6116 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Small Business
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...Government Contracting Explained: How Air Conditioning Costs $100K Per Classroom....
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