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Tuesday, March 16, 2021 |
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Hawaii Among Least Innovative States
By Selected News Articles @ 2:39 PM :: 3276 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... Hawaii ranks 47th for 8th Grade Math & Science Performance ....
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Monday, March 15, 2021 |
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DOE, HSTA reach agreement to increase 4th quarter in-person learning
By News Release @ 7:45 PM :: 3907 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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... increasing number of students projected to return to in-person learning during the fourth quarter ....
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Sunday, March 14, 2021 |
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HR148: HSTA Demands McKinley HS Rename
By News Release @ 7:07 PM :: 4254 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii History
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... 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. ....
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Sunday, March 7, 2021 |
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HIDOE releases guidelines to allow athletic workouts and practices
By News Release @ 1:16 AM :: 2535 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... restarting student athletic programming for high schools beginning Monday ....
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Tuesday, March 2, 2021 |
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HSTA orders BoE to Dump Kishimoto
By News Release @ 8:36 PM :: 2888 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... 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 ....
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Thursday, February 25, 2021 |
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HIDOE Allows In-person School Graduation Ceremonies
By News Release @ 11:06 PM :: 3115 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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"...allow additional flexibility for our schools beyond virtual options in bringing our graduates together for this momentous occasion...."
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Sunday, February 21, 2021 |
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Maintenance of Effort
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 3174 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes
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... We need to start recognizing that this “dedicated funding source” rhetoric is taking us down the wrong path ....
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Wednesday, February 17, 2021 |
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UH Psych Prof plans ‘anti-racist’ education for small children
By News Release @ 4:51 AM :: 3434 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Higher Education
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... your kid is a racist at age 3, but we can help (for a small fee of course) ....
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Tuesday, February 16, 2021 |
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Hawaii Youth Risk Behavior Survey--'Promising Trends'
By News Release @ 9:20 PM :: 3373 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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... Over 12,000 Hawai‘i students in grades 9 through 12 participated in the 2019 survey ....
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Tuesday, February 16, 2021 |
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HSTA survey: 52% of members have received one or two vaccine doses
By News Release @ 5:10 PM :: 2737 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... HIDOE still taking names of those interested in shots ....
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Tuesday, February 16, 2021 |
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Laughing at Your Sacrifice: HSTA Pressures BoE for $33M Pay Hike
By News Release @ 4:38 AM :: 6819 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... 'shortage differentials' were paid beginning January 7, 2020, for one year only. Extending them into 2021 is tantamount to a Pay Hike ....
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Monday, February 15, 2021 |
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Grievance: HGEA Supervises 'Learning Hubs' While HSTA Hides in Empty Classrooms
By News Release @ 4:45 PM :: 3209 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... 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 ....
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Thursday, January 21, 2021 |
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Ige: DoE Cuts to be 2.5% not 10%
By News Release @ 7:27 PM :: 2159 Views :: Education K-12
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...This represents about $123 million dollars that we can now restore to our public-school classrooms....
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Wednesday, January 20, 2021 |
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HSTA Tells School Board that Donald Trump Ordered Hawaii to Raise Taxes to Fund Vacant DoE Positions
By News Release @ 4:02 AM :: 5279 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government, Labor, COVID-19
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... As a service to our readers we are providing a line-by-line debunk of HSTA's argument in parenthesis below ....
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Wednesday, January 20, 2021 |
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Senate: Ige Appoints Anti-Telescope Activist who Wanted Him Impeached
By News Release @ 2:34 AM :: 6642 Views :: Hawaii County , Democratic Party, Education K-12, Politicians
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... The post caused a stir among some lawmakers during the Legislature’s opening day ....
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Tuesday, January 19, 2021 |
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Hawaii Families, Educators Celebrating School Choice Week
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 2051 Views :: Education K-12
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... Aloha State Parents Find New Ways to Celebrate Learning, Support Opportunity for All ....
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Saturday, January 9, 2021 |
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Privileged Elite: Kauai School Employees Begin Getting Vaccinations Monday
By News Release @ 4:05 AM :: 4777 Views :: Kauai County, Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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...other school employees will begin to get access to vaccines on a regular basis toward the end of January and early February....
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
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After Years in Court, DoE Forced to Release Financial Data
By News Release @ 2:45 PM :: 3260 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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... 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 ....
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
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What is a Furlough?
By News Release @ 12:57 PM :: 4115 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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... Will furloughs affect my “high three” ....
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Friday, December 11, 2020 |
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HR8932: Gabbard Bill Would Protect Female Athletes from Transsexual Competition
By News Release @ 4:43 PM :: 3599 Views :: Education K-12, Congressional Delegation, Higher Education
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... this bill would clarify Title IX protection for female athletes is based on biological sex ....
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Wednesday, December 9, 2020 |
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DoE Distance Learning -- 35% of HS Students Fail or Get no Grades
By News Release @ 6:07 PM :: 3103 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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…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….
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Wednesday, December 9, 2020 |
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CLIMB-HI: DoE Partners with Career Portal
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 2223 Views :: Education K-12
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...More than 200 Hawaii businesses and nonprofit organizations are currently offering over 200 opportunities to participating schools on ClimbHI Bridge....
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Thursday, December 3, 2020 |
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Friday, November 20, 2020 |
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Acellus: Opposition Movement Could Cost Hawaii Schools $272 Million
By News Release @ 3:18 PM :: 3070 Views :: Education K-12
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... 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 ....
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Friday, November 20, 2020 |
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COVID News: DoE Finally Achieves Goal of Eliminating All Standardized Testing
By News Release @ 11:00 AM :: 3284 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...The DOE said the federal waiver does not apply to the current 2020-21 school year....
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Tuesday, November 10, 2020 |
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Politically Incorrect: DoE Dumps Acellus
By News Release @ 2:54 AM :: 3089 Views :: Education K-12, First Amendment
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... Department to phase out use of Acellus in all schools by the end of the 2020-21 school year ....
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Saturday, November 7, 2020 |
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How HSTA Won ‘Work’ from Home at Kapolei HS
By News Release @ 9:37 PM :: 3379 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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...teleworking for all staff, effective Wednesday, Nov. 4 through Wednesday, Nov. 11, with school facilities expected to reopen Nov. 12....
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Friday, November 6, 2020 |
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Hawaii AP Exams: Elite Students do Better, Others Fail--DoE Calls This 'Progress'
By News Release @ 10:02 PM :: 3474 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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...16% decrease in the number of students taking the exam and exams taken during the pandemic....
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Monday, October 26, 2020 |
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Lawsuit: HPD Officer Arrests Kid After Fight with Son
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 6069 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12, Law Enforcement, Police
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... 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. ....
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Tuesday, October 20, 2020 |
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DoH Revises COVID Guidance for School Reopening
By News Release @ 2:38 AM :: 2618 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... Last month, the Hawai‘i Department of Health issued a comprehensive, 28-page guidance document for public and charter schools ....
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Thursday, October 8, 2020 |
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Child Safety Account to Escape School Bullying?
By Heartland Foundation @ 11:33 PM :: 2830 Views :: Education K-12
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...Program Would Be Open To All Hawaii Children Facing A Safety Issue At School....
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Friday, October 2, 2020 |
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Distance Learning: What is your School's Plan?
By News Release @ 1:49 PM :: 3815 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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...Updated Complex by Complex elementary, middle/intermediate, and high school models for the reopening of the 2020-21 year....
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Saturday, September 26, 2020 |
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Telescope Backs Waiakea HS STEM Program
By News Release @ 12:22 AM :: 5115 Views :: Hawaii County , Education K-12, Greenmail, Higher Education, OHA
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...With only a few working computers left, it was time to reach out for help....
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Friday, September 25, 2020 |
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After Secret Meeting, BoE Agrees to Re-Hear Kahuku Windfarm Petition
By News Release @ 6:01 PM :: 4424 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12, Energy, Ethics
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...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....
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Sunday, September 20, 2020 |
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Thursday, September 17, 2020 |
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Wednesday, September 16, 2020 |
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Holocaust knowledge among Millennials and Gen Z -- Hawaii Among Worst States
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 3269 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...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....
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Saturday, September 12, 2020 |
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DoE Enrollment Drops 3%--Charter School Enrollment Up 2%
By News Release @ 11:46 PM :: 3123 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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...Hawaii's public and charter schools combined enrollment for school year 2020-21 totals 174,704 students, compared to 179,331 last year, a difference of 2.6 percent....
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Friday, September 4, 2020 |
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Hawaii DoE Abandons Blue-Collar Households During Corona Crisis
By Selected News Articles @ 3:24 AM :: 4136 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, COVID-19
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...Hawaii shows the largest disparity in weekly teacher interactions between more-educated and less-educated households. The gap for the nation is roughly 8%, while the gap for Hawaii is nearly 54%....
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Sunday, August 30, 2020 |
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Week 3 DoE COVID Count
By News Release @ 4:10 AM :: 3015 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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... Confirmed positive cases for the week of Aug. 22-28 include nine employees, five students, four service providers and two parents, due to the level of interaction that occurred at a HIDOE facility, for a total of 20 ....
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Saturday, August 29, 2020 |
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Auditor: DoE Refuses Cooperation with COVID Report
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 5:29 AM :: 3563 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, COVID-19
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...As many of our questions echo those being asked by the public and public officials, it is unreasonable for DOE to refuse our requests about their safety and health guidelines....
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Thursday, August 27, 2020 |
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Saturday, August 22, 2020 |
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DoE COVID Count Week 2 -- Total Hits 29
By News Release @ 4:16 AM :: 2841 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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...Cases currently being investigated are not included in the count and will be reported in the following weeks....
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Sunday, August 16, 2020 |
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DoE Releases Statewide List of COVID Cases by Complex Area
By News Release @ 2:27 AM :: 3417 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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...Every Friday, DOE to inform families about COVID cases by complex area, not by campus....
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Friday, August 14, 2020 |
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Kishimoto Pushes Back Against HSTA 'Scare Tactics'
By News Release @ 4:17 AM :: 4255 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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...Mr. Rosenlee encouraged teachers to show up for paid training days over the past two weeks, and now he is telling teachers not to show up for students. The union demanded this additional training for teachers, at a cost of nine fewer instructional days for students, but is trying to prevent students from having the same opportunity....
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Thursday, August 13, 2020 |
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HSTA Files Lawsuit to Block School reopening--No Request for Injunction
By Video @ 5:53 PM :: 4640 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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...Injunction to stop students from returning to campus dropped....
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Wednesday, August 12, 2020 |
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DoE Sister Isles Plan: Almost all Schools go Virtual
By News Release @ 4:09 AM :: 3224 Views :: Education K-12, COVID-19
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...Public schools on Kaua‘i, Hawaiʻi Island, and Maui County – with the exception of Moloka‘i schools and Hāna High & Elementary – will transition to full distance learning for the first four weeks of the 2020-21 school year....
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Tuesday, August 11, 2020 |
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HSTA: COVID on Nine Campuses--No Public Announcement
By News Release @ 7:42 PM :: 3577 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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...In the last 11 days, there have been at least nine campuses with coronavirus cases in which some staff were quarantined and campuses were closed....
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Friday, August 7, 2020 |
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DoE: No In-person Oahu Schools for First Four Weeks
By News Release @ 9:49 PM :: 3668 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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...Starting on Aug. 17, all O'ahu public schools will be implementing full distance learning models....
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