Education K-12

"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....

America has reached an education policy fork in the road....

the prevalence of preschool obesity ranged from 9.2% to 17.9%....

Hawaii State Department of Education (DOE) this morning received notification from the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) that its Race to the Top (RTTT) grant is no longer considered “high-risk”....

"...make the investment ... now...."

the proposal would eliminate Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)....

Campanella, president of National School Choice Week, will speak on "Let's Work Together: Building Coalitions to Expand School Choice"....

capital improvement grants to Maui and Hawaii Counties as well as two local nonprofit organizations....

The first phase ... includes route restoration to Aiea Heights, Halawa Heights and Waikele Elementary School attendance areas....

For this list, we looked at six pieces of criteria....

...some jurisdictions did not accurately define compact migrants, account for federal funding that supplemented local expenditures, or include revenue received from compact migrants....

Two Hawaii high schools won major awards, while one Hawaii student took away a top award at the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center’s 12th Annual student Underwater Robotics Competition, held in Federal Way, Wash....

all 32 charter schools and the State Public Charter School Commission...completed the execution of the first charter school performance contracts in the state’s history....

fingerprint, photograph and background checks for those bringing firearms into Hawaii....

On Thursday, lawmakers in both the House and the Senate introduced a conservative alternative to No Child Left Behind (NCLB)....

Terry Lock has accepted a position with the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Education....

The KIDS COUNT index includes child-level indicators across four domains....

The Kailua High School team currently is in Federal Way, Wash., where the competition is running from June 20 to 22....

Allotment of funds for the following priority projects has been approved by the Governor....

Joe Trippi – heralded on the cover of The New Republic as the man who “reinvented campaigning” – is widely recognized as one of America’s leading and most influential political strategists....

the National Council on Teacher Quality 2013 Teacher Prep Review has bad news for Hawaii Universities' Schools of Education....

Hawaii will receive guidance and technical assistance from NGA staff and faculty experts, as well as consultants from the private sector, research organizations and educators....

HSTA won a victory through bargaining this spring with agreement by the Employer to create a Joint Committee to study the Educator Evaluation System....

Hawaii’s move to give equal waiting to middle-class students and those lumped into its “high-needs subgroup” could obscure how poorly districts and schools are doing in helping the latter achieve success....

In 2011, public education spending dropped for the first time in more than three decades....

Aloha Council, Boy Scouts of America (BSA), released a statement following the national vote ...