Education K-12

... starting August 22 to August 26, 2022. The free fare week is timed with the back-to-school jam ....

... more than 29,000 households across Hawai‘i are enrolled in the ACP, providing more than $7 million in benefits locally. It is estimated that more than 100,000 Hawai‘i households could qualify ....

... overall child well-being--Hawaii Ranks 22nd ....

... According the a July 18, 2022 letter from the US Department of Education, EGCC was illegally looting Pell Grant money to provide ‘free’ tuition ....

... States with the Best & Worst Early Education Systems ....

... Tulsi Gabbard Accuses Biden Administration of ‘Dangerously Promoting Child Abuse’ ....

... HIDOH provides revised guidance effective Aug. 1 ....

"... Implementation may take time, but HSTA will ensure retroactivity to July 1 ...."

... A Map of Regressive Progressives:  School by school data shows anti-vaxxers concentrated in areas known for anti-GMO and anti-Superferry protests ....

... meanwhile ... 9th Circuit Allows Class Action Suit over Lack of Female Locker Rooms in Hawaii DoE Schools ....

“...They’re saying that there is no such thing as a woman....”

... The two newly approved schools are Namahana School, which will be located in Kalihiwai on the north side of the island of Kauaʻi, and Kūlia Academy, which will be located in Kalihi on the island of Oʻahu ....

... Waihee operative Norma Wong -- kitted out with a spanking new Hawaiian name ‘Kawelokū’ -- was sent, June 22, 2022, to denounce Kamehameha Schools and Lahainaluna School before the Sen Brian Schatz’ Indian Affairs Committee ‘Oversight Hearing on Indian Boarding Schools' ....

... Individuals with information, or those who believe they are a victim, are urged to immediately contact the Honolulu FBI at (808) 673-2705 or BunagInvestigation@fbi.gov ....

... all the ways HSTA is working to recruit your son ....

... the program’s first graduating class in Hawai‘i to graduate with a 100% post-program employment rate, and official accreditation status ....

... data compares the difference between white and black Americans in areas such as high school and college degrees, test scores and graduation rates ....

... How much money will Hawaii private school boards be willing to pay lawyers for the ‘privilege’ of pushing this latest pseudo-intellectual academic fad on their students? ....

... The Hawaii State Department of Education is paying tens of millions of dollars to feed Hawaiian school children due to a flaw in the funding method used by the federal government ....

... to ensure that children continue to receive balanced nutrition during the summer break ....

... Hawaii is the sixteenth state to adopt such protections, known nationally as “New Voices” laws. ...

... Hayashi will be a Superintendent for People who think things are just fine at DoE ....

"... 1819 to 1969, the federal Indian boarding school system consisted of 408 federal schools across 37 states or then territories, including 21 schools in Alaska and 7 schools in Hawaii ...." -- US DoI report

... from US News and World Report ....

... May 19 the board will interview and take action on the finalists at a special public meeting ....

... $7,000 pay hike and more fake 'professional development' time to escape actual teaching ....

... dates and locations ....

... Senate Bill 2819 could cost the state $94 million, according to an estimate from the Senate Education Committee. The money would go to about 8,000 HSTA members ....

 ... The appointments are subject to approval by the Senate .... 

... the Hawaii VEX Robotics State Championships held in February and March qualified 32 out of 77 Hawaii VEX robotics teams to advance to the 2022 VEX Robotics World Championship in Dallas, May 3-12 ....

... public universities were hit the hardest with a 13.2 drop in new freshmen enrollment over the two-year pandemic period ....

... HB1697 Becomes Resolution: Let the Keiki do the Dirty Work ....

... Senator Kidani Education Committee Chair, announced bill 2125 will be deferred, sighting a "fracturing of relationships between DOE and our special education families and community" ....

... The Hawaii State Teachers Association Human and Civil Rights (HCR) Committee is proud to present its 2022 Social Justice Summit on Sunday, April 3, on Zoom. This event is free and open to the public ....

... HB1697 Sex Ed Bill Update and Rally ....

... to teach our children that gender is "fluid", and that it is normal for kids to change orientation and identities ....

... In August 2021, nine teachers were absent from their classrooms, but the school could only secure four substitute teachers. So the principal, Thomas Swan, texted academic coaches and other non-classroom teachers to fill the remaining openings ....

... SB 3209 D1 would appropriate around $16 million to fund the restoration of 'professional development' for educators ....

... 8,700 of Hawaii’s 13,500 public and charter school teachers would have their annual salaries adjusted anywhere from $7,700 to $26,000 under SB2819, depending on their years of service ....

... Senate Bill 214, and its House companion HB 781, are patterned on the Student Press Law Center’s “New Voices” model legislation ....

... The game-show style competition tests students on their knowledge of personal finance, health and safety, the environment, technology, and consumer rights and responsibilities through an individual test, “speed smarts” activity, and game-show style buzzer rounds ....

... Hawaii ranks 13th ....

... The newly-filed lawsuit describes an incident in January 2020 in which N.B.–who is now twelve-years old–was handcuffed and arrested by HPD officers, and her mother was falsely detained by DOE officials, at Honowai Elementary School ....

... As School Disruptions Continue, Families Call Attention to Educational Flexibility, Opportunity During Twelfth Annual Public Awareness Week ....

... The HSTA hears that others were being told by the DOH that adults can return after five days “to sustain the workforce” ....

... HSTA’s Government Relations Committee spotlights priorities for the 2022 Legislature ....

... HSTA encourages all of our members to ensure they stay home from work if they have mild symptoms, notify their health care provider, and get tested right away. HSTA members should know they have the right to request quarantine leave benefits ....

... With the continued support and guidance from the state Department of Health, the Department remains committed to full in-person learning during the second semester that begins next week ....

... The Virtual State Competition takes place on Saturday, February 12, 2022, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. ....

... ACP provides up to $30 a month off internet service bills ....