Education K-12

“...Hawaiʻi currently holds the national championship title...."

... For nearly two years DoE has blocked elementary school Good News Clubs in facilities that are open to other, similarly situated non-religious organizations ....

... class action lawsuit on behalf of present and future Campbell High School female students who participate, seek to participate, and/or are or were deterred from participating in athletics ....

... a bill calling for a constitutional amendment to enact a tax on residential investment property valued at over $3 million ....

"... Almost three-fourths (72 percent) of its teachers are alternatively certified ...."

... seeking to block an Idaho law that prohibits transgender students from using public school restrooms and locker rooms that align with their so-called 'gender identity' ....

... the Department of Education approached the Department of Budget and Finance with a list of about $900 million in projects that it didn’t think it could move before the funding for the project ran out of time ....

... a story that fused the tax-funded outlet’s search for niche necessities that require government funding with its ongoing attempt to defy science and pretend humans other than biological women get periods ....

... A new approach to poor classroom behavior that avoids suspensions and expulsions is being put to the test in Hawaii ....

... 'Pono Aina' -- another 8a, another no-bid contract ....

... absenteeism drifts from 37% to 30% as some students age out of system ....

... the parents, who are Muslim, Roman Catholic, and Ukrainian Orthodox, filed their lawsuit on religious freedom grounds .... 

...Public comment for a 2022-23 waiver request under Section 8401(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended, due the Maui Island wildfires....

... Immersion charter schools in the Aloha State infuse native language, culture, and tradition ....

... We cannot carry on our country’s spirit of freedom and liberty without preparing the next generation to do so ....

... they continue to re-enroll in other options, including other HIDOE schools or distance learning programs, charter schools, private schools or withdraw to homeschool or relocate out of state ....

... He asked his mother if she would help him reach out to the media ....

... charters gain 311 students, non-charters lose 1296 students ....

... 51st – Avg. Salary for Teachers (Adjusted for Cost of Living) ....

... Oahu luncheon presentation on Tuesday, Sept. 19 featuring Connor Boyack ....

... falsifying DOE mileage and parking forms and using DOE purchase orders and a “P-Card” to steal more than $7,000 from the DOE ....

... best-selling author Connor Boyack will explain why the next generation is critical to ensuring justice and prosperity ....

... increase pay for educational assistants and vice principals in Hawai‘i public schools ....

... LGTBQ+ students have been filing legal challenges to the religious exemption ....

... not all of it has been peachy ....

... Only one candidate applied ....

... DoE reports a significant decrease in the number of teacher vacancies this school year – roughly 340 – compared to more than 1,000 vacancies at the start of last school year ....

... All available school bus drivers are being assigned to cover federally mandated special education transportation services and prioritize the transportation of elementary and middle school students ....

... In early 2020, when DoE approached Maui County for permits, it said that the design of the pedestrian overpass was already started and projected for it to be built in 2022 and 2023 ....

..."minors 14 years of age or older" can "consent to outpatient mental health services without the consent, knowledge or participation of their parents or legal guardians, upon consultation and agreement of their licensed therapist."....

... The continuing shortage of qualified school bus drivers statewide will suspend bus transportation services at ten of Oʻahu’s 24 high schools and four schools on Kauaʻi when the new school year begins ....

... OIP also found, sua sponte, that the PCSC executive session minutes did not convey a true reflection of the matters discussed at the meeting ....

... relating to the installation of fire alarm systems at eight public schools ....

... facilities geniuses at our DOE came up with the idea ....

... grant of summary judgment means that the defendants won the lawsuit without the need for a trial ....

... transsexual recruitment must not be opposed ....

... Senate Bill 941 allows the School Facilities Authority to join with public and private agencies in developing off or on-campus housing for teachers and other staff ....

... DHS provided more than 127,000 eligible children with $328 million in food assistance support ....

... Hawaii property tax rates thus can be low because the counties that assess and collect them do not have to cover the cost of public schools ....

... Hawaii ranks 44th in the nation for children’s economic well-being, seventh lowest in the nation, according to a report released Tuesday ....

... SB975, now Act 62, establishes the offense of unlawful shipment of tobacco products ....

“...ready, fire, aim....”

... Warren Haruki, who recently retired from several executive positions, has been appointed to serve as the new board chair ....

"... urgently take action to create safe and healthy digital environments that minimize harm and safeguard children’s and adolescents’ mental health ...."

... “Choose Aloha” Program teaches keiki to choose love not hate, bullying, self-harm or suicidal ideation ....

... cadets who participated in all four years of the program are more likely to graduate, have higher rates of attendance and lower rates of suspension ....

... The Department had a successful legislative session, with five out of the seven administrative bills we advocated for being passed ....

... A team of high school students from Maryknoll School were crowned as 2023 champions at the National LifeSmarts Championship on Sunday, April 30, in Cincinnati, Ohio ....

... empower the State, county, schools, and community members to directly collaborate on efforts to make streets safer ....

... Ninety-two percent of the nearly 7,000 valid ballots cast approved the contract ....