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Monday, June 15, 2015 |
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Sex Ed: BoE Opting In to Opt Out?
By Selected News Articles @ 11:04 PM :: 5510 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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"...only if the student’s parent or legal guardian provides prior consent.…"
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Monday, June 15, 2015 |
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Is "Safe-Sex" Education the Reason Behind the Drop in Abortion in Hawaii?
By Selected News Articles @ 12:41 AM :: 6990 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care
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Laurie Temple Field, a former associate of the ACLU and now a representative for Hawaii Planned Parenthood, lost no time....
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Tuesday, June 9, 2015 |
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Insurgents Win HSTA Leadership Election (again)
By News Release @ 9:58 PM :: 5391 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...and this time the outgoing leadership admits it....
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Sunday, June 7, 2015 |
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Waianae Coast schools a national model for counseling
By News Release @ 2:51 PM :: 4346 Views :: Education K-12
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...praise from the American School Counselor Association for their efforts to raise student achievement through comprehensive counseling services....
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Saturday, May 23, 2015 |
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HSTA Insurgents: We Won the Election, Will Sue Tuesday
By News Release @ 7:21 PM :: 7722 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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Each of these races was decided by more than 150 votes....
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Friday, May 22, 2015 |
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Auditor: School Bus Reforms Not Rolled Out Statewide
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 5:52 PM :: 5298 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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...the reforms are a work in progress....
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Friday, May 22, 2015 |
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UPDATE: HSTA Election Conspiracy? Okabe Complains About Release of Information
By Andrew Walden @ 2:42 AM :: 10623 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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"...have no integrity and join effectively in a conspiracy against him and his team....”
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Thursday, May 21, 2015 |
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Hawaii State Capitol: MD on Errors in ‘Politically Correct’ Sex Ed
By Video @ 3:35 PM :: 6906 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care
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The complete video from the presentation at the State Capitol Auditorium....
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Wednesday, May 20, 2015 |
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Hawaii: Report Looks at the State of Preschool
By News Release @ 2:46 PM :: 5511 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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The 2014 State Preschool Yearbook is the newest edition of our annual report profiling state-funded prekindergarten programs in the United States....
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 |
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Rep. McDermott critical of new state budget for ignoring pressing needs at Campbell High School
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 6:20 PM :: 4109 Views :: Education K-12
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...teachers are in essence nomads with no classroom to call their own; they must float to any open space....
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015 |
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“The Indoctrination of our children” with Dr. Joe McIlhaney
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 11:01 PM :: 7313 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care
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Joe McIlhaney, MD is the Founder and Chairman of The Medical Institute for Sexual Health....
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Thursday, April 23, 2015 |
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Ohana Policy Group Pushes Back Against Kindergarten Gay Sex Education
By News Release @ 4:49 PM :: 7916 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care
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Hawaii's Ohana Policy Group is developing strategies and tactics to combat in-school lifestyle indoctrination....
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Thursday, April 23, 2015 |
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HSTA Contract Reopener Showers Teachers in Cash
By News Release @ 5:33 AM :: 8161 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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One-time lump sum payment of $2000 for all active, full-time licensed teachers....
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Wednesday, April 22, 2015 |
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Saturday, April 18, 2015 |
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BoE to Debate Sex Education Policy
By Hawaii Family Advocates @ 2:54 AM :: 7014 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care
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April 21, 2015 (Tuesday) at 1:30 p.m.
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Friday, April 17, 2015 |
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DoE: Students Meet 79% of 'Wellness Guidelines'
By News Release @ 2:36 PM :: 3902 Views :: Education K-12
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Wellness Guidelines look at nutritional guidelines, health and nutrition education, physical education and activity....
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015 |
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Public input sought on school calendar
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 4418 Views :: Education K-12
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Feedback collected by the online survey through April 22 will be used to help guide calendar development for the 2016-17 school year and beyond....
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Sunday, April 12, 2015 |
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HB459: The Science and Politics of Casual Sex
By News Release @ 12:09 PM :: 8308 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care
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...Hawaii State Capitol Auditorium on Thursday, April 16th @ 7 PM....
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Tuesday, April 7, 2015 |
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Ige Nominates Suzanne Case to DLNR, Names Three to School Board
By News Release @ 5:58 PM :: 6755 Views :: Education K-12, Environment, Hawaii State Government
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Suzanne Case is a 28-year veteran of The Nature Conservancy and has served as its executive director since 2001....
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Thursday, April 2, 2015 |
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ADHD in Hawaii: 70% on Prescription Drugs, 61% Get 'Behavioral Therapy'
By News Release @ 4:34 PM :: 6683 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care, Drugs
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"The shocking truth is that many of those diagnoses are wrong, and that most of those boys are being drugged for no good reason—simply for being boys."
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Thursday, April 2, 2015 |
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DoE Announces Statewide Graduation Dates for 2015
By News Release @ 4:58 AM :: 3810 Views :: Education K-12
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Some 10,500 students are expected to graduate from more than 50 public schools in ceremonies happening across the state in late May and early June 2015...
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Wednesday, April 1, 2015 |
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Hawaii 4th Graders Being Brainwashed Against GMOs
By Joni Kamiya @ 11:14 PM :: 5660 Views :: Education K-12, GMOs
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...Just a few days ago, my 9 year old daughter came home from school and asked me, ”Mom, does GMO corn make holes in rats’ stomachs?”....
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Monday, March 30, 2015 |
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Political Fight Over Teachers' Mailboxes
By Selected News Articles @ 1:39 PM :: 6218 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Labor
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...The warning came after elementary schoolteacher Justin Hughey, a candidate for HSTA vice president, tried to distribute a 1-page flyer in Maui High School on March 3.....
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Saturday, March 28, 2015 |
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Amendments Made to Sex Education and Marijuana Dispensary Bills
By Hawaii Family Advocates @ 3:51 AM :: 7914 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Drugs
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Below are bills that were heard between Friday, March 20, 2015 and Thursday, March 26, 2015....
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Monday, March 23, 2015 |
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Before the Common Core Debacle: HSA Test Scores up 11% Math, 5% Reading
By News Release @ 5:37 PM :: 6871 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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The College and Career Indicators Report (CCRI) released today by Hawaii P-20 Partnerships for Education....
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Thursday, March 19, 2015 |
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Full Text: 2015 Hawaii Public School Principals' Survey
By News Release @ 2:01 PM :: 4224 Views :: Education K-12
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...only two in five principals (41%) say they can express concern or critique DOE policies and practices without fear of reprisal, retaliation, or being unfairly evaluated....
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Sunday, March 15, 2015 |
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Illegal Debate--Secret Report: OHA Trustees to Cut Funding for Hawaiian Charter Schools?
By Andrew Walden @ 3:03 AM :: 7893 Views :: Education K-12, OHA
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"...the very discussion we are having now is illegal...." -- OHA Trustee Peter Apo January 14, 2015
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015 |
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How They Voted: Sex, Drugs, and Birth Certificates Cross Over
By News Release @ 8:23 PM :: 6420 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Drugs
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...House bills will now move through Senate committees and Senate bills will move through House committees....
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Saturday, March 7, 2015 |
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Sex, Drugs and Birth Certificates: How They Voted
By Hawaii Family Advocates @ 3:41 PM :: 7196 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Politicians
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How did your Representative and Senator vote?
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Friday, March 6, 2015 |
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Feds: Hawaii DoE a Model for Rest of Country
By News Release @ 10:54 PM :: 3882 Views :: Education K-12
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...monitoring report praises progress in Hawaii's public school system, from the implementation of high academic standards to supports provided to educators and students....
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Wednesday, March 4, 2015 |
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DoE 'Anxious': Hawaii Common Core Testing Begins March 10
By News Release @ 8:00 PM :: 4184 Views :: Education K-12
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...For the first time, educators and parents will be able to compare the performance of students in multiple states based on common standards and assessments....
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015 |
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Rep. McDermott sues UH Over 'Pono Choices' Secrecy
By News Release @ 8:47 PM :: 8995 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care, Higher Education
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The real question: what is the University of Hawaii afraid of?
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Monday, February 23, 2015 |
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HB459 Amended: Parent's consent still needed for sex ed
By Video @ 7:50 PM :: 6671 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care
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"We want to encourage parents to always be the ones that are responsible for what their kids are learning in the public school system," Hawaii Family Forum's Eva Andrade said....
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Friday, February 20, 2015 |
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House Bills for 2015: Sex, Drugs and a Place for the Kids to Hide Out
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 3:53 AM :: 7395 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Drugs
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...bills that might have negative impacts on families or communities....
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Monday, February 16, 2015 |
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Thursday, February 12, 2015 |
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DCCA Nails Solar Contractor: Unlicensed Work on DoE Schools
By News Release @ 4:48 PM :: 7150 Views :: Education K-12, Energy, Ethics
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...35 schools on Oahu and 15 schools on Kauai....
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Monday, February 9, 2015 |
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$185M GE Tax Hike: HB1240 on a Fast Track
By News Release @ 4:27 PM :: 5581 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes
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House Bill 1240 will bypass the House Committee on Education and is referred solely to the House Committee on Finance....
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Wednesday, February 4, 2015 |
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DoE Opens Office of Hawaiian Education, Seeks Director
By News Release @ 4:55 AM :: 3888 Views :: Education K-12
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After spending two years to create a strategic path forward for Hawaiian Education....
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Wednesday, January 28, 2015 |
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Children in Single-Parent Families Perform Worse on Achievement Tests than Their Two-Parent Peers
By NCPA @ 12:20 PM :: 5513 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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Among 15-year-old students in the United States, 20.7 percent live in single-parent families....
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Friday, January 23, 2015 |
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Mainland Homosexuals Plan to Use Anti-Bullying Campaign to Penetrate Hawaii Schools
By News Release @ 9:47 AM :: 5942 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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...we pursue a comprehensive bullying prevention bill and legislation to make it easier for trans folks to get proper (sic) birth certificates in the spring legislative session....
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Wednesday, January 21, 2015 |
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US Senate Votes Unanimously to Recognize January 25-31 as National School Choice Week
By News Release @ 12:43 PM :: 3987 Views :: Education K-12
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There are 65 National School Choice Week events and counting in Hawaii....
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Saturday, January 17, 2015 |
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Report: Low Income Students a Majority in Hawaii Public Schools
By News Release @ 1:03 AM :: 11425 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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"...the trends of the last decade will be prologue for a nation not at risk, but a nation in decline.…"
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Thursday, January 15, 2015 |
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Pono Choices: Proposed Keiki Caucus Bills Would Undermine Parental Rights
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 10:22 PM :: 5788 Views :: Education K-12, Family
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“This new and better approach has hardly taken hold, but the State Legislature’s Keiki Caucus is already planning to attack it.”
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Thursday, January 15, 2015 |
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Staff of Bankrupt, Nepotistic Charter School to be Paid Thru End of Month
By News Release @ 10:07 PM :: 3924 Views :: Education K-12
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At that point—and hopefully sooner—all students should have transferred to other schools....
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Wednesday, January 14, 2015 |
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Hawaii Senate Minority announces legislative agenda for 2015
By News Release @ 6:50 PM :: 10174 Views :: Education K-12, Energy, Economy, Health Care, Taxes, Cost of Living
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Top concerns include the state economy, education, the Hawaii Health Connector, oversight of the Public Utilities Commission in light of the Hawaiian Electric Industries/NextEra merger, and positively affecting the cost of living for Hawaii residents....
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Tuesday, January 13, 2015 |
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DoE: "We Expect Lower Test Scores"
By News Release @ 3:11 PM :: 5726 Views :: Education K-12
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Students were given a letter to take home to their parents as a reminder ....
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Thursday, January 8, 2015 |
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Education Week Quality Counts: Hawaii Ranks 23rd in USA
By News Release @ 3:14 AM :: 4242 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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The 2015 edition of Education Week’s Quality Counts report—Preparing to Launch: Early Childhood’s Academic Countdown....
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Friday, December 19, 2014 |
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Reforming No Child Left Behind
By NCPA @ 4:51 PM :: 4408 Views :: Education K-12
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...reauthorization of the program must be accompanied by major reforms....
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