Education K-12

... The payments aim for “workforce stabilization to retain teachers” and will be made to full- and half-time teachers. (Translation: Incumbent stabilization to retain HSTA endorsement for 2022.) ....

" ... Free virtual event aims to shift views .... "

... This is what happens when the DoE is not involved ....

... Hawaii Board of Education Thursday approved a plan to spend up to $58 million in federal pandemic aid funds on summer learning loss programs ....

... DCCA is rooting for two Waipahu High School teams as they compete virtually in the LifeSmarts National Championship this weekend ....

"... This is especially concerning given that the Board is currently engaged in the search process for a new Superintendent ...."

... free financial and investor education-related activities, presentations and resources for consumers of all ages ....

... SB815 creates a “public education stabilization trust fund” ....

... Kauai instructor accused of child sex crimes was also a longtime foster parent ....

... 50% for the class of 2020 enrolling in college immediately after graduation, as compared to 55% for the class of 2019 ....

"...The Youth Challenge Academy, operated by the Hawai‘i National Guard, is a community-based program that trains, educates, and mentors young people under military-like conditions...."

... creation of a special committee to set a search timeline and process to select a new superintendent for Hawaii public schools ....

"... HGEA stood up at these meetings to make sure that our members are not blindsided or shortchanged by teacher demands ...."

... Hawaii ranks 47th for 8th Grade Math & Science Performance ....

... ​increasing number of students projected to return to in-person learning during the fourth quarter ....

... HR148 to change McKinley High School’s name back to Honolulu High School will be heard by the House Committee on Education on Thursday, March 18, at 2 p.m. ....

... restarting student athletic programming for high schools beginning Monday ....

... Each of HSTA's '12 reasons' boils down to the same one thing: Kishimoto was slightly slow and reluctant to go along with HSTA's plan to shut down all schools and pay teachers full salary while letting them pretend to 'work' from home ....

"...allow additional flexibility for our schools beyond virtual options in bringing our graduates together for this momentous occasion...."

... We need to start recognizing that this “dedicated funding source” rhetoric is taking us down the wrong path ....

... your kid is a racist at age 3, but we can help (for a small fee of course) .... 

... Over 12,000 Hawai‘i students in grades 9 through 12 participated in the 2019 survey ....

... HIDOE still taking names of those interested in shots ....

... 'shortage differentials' were paid beginning January 7, 2020, for one year only.  Extending them into 2021 is tantamount to a Pay Hike ....

... HGEA members are being left alone to supervise students in learning hubs while some teachers are able to work from home or remain isolated in their classrooms ....

...This represents about $123 million dollars that we can now restore to our public-school classrooms....

... As a service to our readers we are providing a line-by-line debunk of HSTA's argument in parenthesis below ....

... The post caused a stir among some lawmakers during the Legislature’s opening day ....

... Aloha State Parents Find New Ways to Celebrate Learning, Support Opportunity for All ....

...other school employees will begin to get access to vaccines on a regular basis toward the end of January and early February....

... EIH believes that transparency is the first necessary step to transform Hawaii’s over-centralized public school system into an empowered system that is schools-centered and allows education professionals closest to the children to determine how best to meet children’s needs ....

... Will furloughs affect my “high three” .... 

... this bill would clarify Title IX protection for female athletes is based on biological sex ....

…roughly 1 in 10 secondary students received a failing grade in English or math during the first quarter. But about 25% of high school students and 6% of middle school students had no grades recorded at all in English and math….

...More than 200 Hawaii businesses and nonprofit organizations are currently offering over 200 opportunities to participating schools on ClimbHI Bridge....

...Yes, HSTA is a one-note band ....

... four schools decided to discontinue Acellus because they heard assertions that it was racist and sexist.  The discontinuation led 421 kids to pull out of Hawaii public schools and join the company's Kansas City distance learning schools for Acellus ....

...The DOE said the federal waiver does not apply to the current 2020-21 school year....

... Department to phase out use of Acellus in all schools by the end of the 2020-21 school year ....

...teleworking for all staff, effective Wednesday, Nov. 4 through Wednesday, Nov. 11, with school facilities expected to reopen Nov. 12....

...16% decrease in the number of students taking the exam and exams taken during the pandemic....

... J.R. was being bullied by an HPD officer’s son. One day in November 2018, J.R. was forced into a fight with the officer’s son at school. The next day, that same HPD officer showed up to J.R.’s school, and—in full view of teachers and students—arrested J.R. ....

... Last month, the Hawai‘i Department of Health issued a comprehensive, 28-page guidance document for public and charter schools ....

...Program Would Be Open To All Hawaii Children Facing A Safety Issue At School....

...Updated Complex by Complex elementary, middle/intermediate, and high school models for the reopening of the 2020-21 year....

...With only a few working computers left, it was time to reach out for help.... 

...The proposed rule would require the Department to hold a community meeting and solicit family and community feedback before providing official comment on proposed developments....

... similar to sandwich lease schemes common during the Broken Trust days ....

...max EBT of $286 per kid....

...Survey in Hawaii Finds: 55% Believe Something Like the Holocaust Could Happen Again; 65% Cannot Identify How Many Jews Were Killed During the Holocaust; 55% Cannot Name a Concentration Camp, Death Camp, or Ghetto....