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Monday, May 12, 2025
Teaching Personal Finance? Hawaii Ranks 42nd
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 348 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Hawaii Statistics

... States With the Best Budgeting Education in High Schools ....

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Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Trump Admin: Native Hawaiian History NOT Considered 'DEI'
By Selected News Articles @ 8:30 PM :: 2975 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii History, Higher Education

... On April 25, the Department of Education issued a letter clarifying that Native Hawaiian, Alaska Native, and American Indian communities are not considered part of DEI or CRT categories ....

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Friday, April 4, 2025
Hawaii DoH: Get Measles Vax Without Losing Religious Exemption
By News Release @ 4:14 PM :: 1570 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care

... The emergency rules will allow children with a religious exemption to receive the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine while retaining the exemption to other vaccines and continuing to attend school ....

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Thursday, April 3, 2025
Report: 34% of DoE Students 'Chronically Absentee'
By News Release @ 6:47 PM :: 960 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

... The absence of these low-performing students artificially increases average test scores ....

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Thursday, April 3, 2025
Hawaiʻi HS class of ‘24 ties record 86% grad rate, college enrollment up
By News Release @ 1:27 AM :: 702 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education

... completers of Dual Credit classes up 3% from 24% to 27% ....

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Saturday, March 29, 2025
DoE Announces 2025 HS Graduation Schedule
By News Release @ 1:03 AM :: 2043 Views :: Education K-12

... statewide list of commencement celebrations ....

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Tuesday, March 18, 2025
State Public Charter School Commission Votes to Not Renew Kamalani Academy Charter Contract
By News Release @ 5:08 PM :: 900 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics

... Insiders Looted Kamalani Academy Before State Opted To Shut It Down ....

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Thursday, March 13, 2025
HB422: Let’s close the book on school impact fees
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:59 PM :: 561 Views :: Education K-12, Development

... HB422 would abolish the school impact fee program and transfer its balance to the School Facilities Special Fund ....

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Thursday, March 13, 2025
Man arrested in Utah nursing home may not be extradited for 1977 McKinley HS murder
By Selected News Articles @ 2:55 AM :: 837 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12, Hawaii History, Law Enforcement

... Hawaii authorities are reportedly deciding to not extradite Castro from Utah, according to a spokesperson for the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office ....

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Thursday, March 13, 2025
Gov. Josh Green on Trump wanting states to run education: “I’ll take it”
By Video @ 2:45 AM :: 1136 Views :: Education K-12

... Hawaii governor in support of states taking over education ....

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Saturday, March 8, 2025
Social Worker Arrested in Torture Death of Foster Girl
By Andrew Walden @ 1:24 AM :: 4285 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Higher Education, COVID-19

... The latest foster parent arrested for child torture is a university instructor, social worker, DoE behavioral health specialist, and UH Manoa PhD student ....

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Monday, March 3, 2025
Hawai‘i students turn local ingredients into unique products through entrepreneurial program
By News Release @ 11:49 PM :: 778 Views :: Education K-12, Small Business

... featuring an array of student-made products including ‘ulu chips, lollipops, skincare products and more ....

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Sunday, March 2, 2025
VICTORY! SB1150 Child Sex-Change Kidnap Bill Deferred
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 3:03 PM :: 1161 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care

... SB1150 Would Have Legalized Kidnap of Children for Sex-Change ....

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Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Grassroot: State's school impact fees earn 'F'
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:27 PM :: 811 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Taxes

... The report says the fees are not needed, are likely unconstitutional, have never been spent, and are driving up Hawaii housing costs ....

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Saturday, February 8, 2025
First Christian Good News Clubs in Hawaii Schools after Court Victory
By News Release @ 12:29 PM :: 2684 Views :: Education K-12, First Amendment, Religion

... Hawaii State Department of Education had previously denied every Good News Club request submitted over the last three years while approving non-Christian groups ....

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Friday, January 31, 2025
Trump Executive Order Mandates School Choice for Military Families
By News Release @ 7:31 PM :: 1245 Views :: Education K-12, Military

"... It directs the Secretary of Defense to submit a plan to the President for how military families can use Department of Defense funds to send their children to the school of their choice ...."

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Friday, January 31, 2025
DoE Tries to Spin Latest Batch of Failing Test Scores
By News Release @ 3:01 PM :: 1143 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
  • 4th-Grade Math -- Hawaii 26th-worst
  • 4th-Grade Reading -- Hawaii 10th-worst
  • 8th-Grade Math -- Hawaii 11th-worst
  • 8th-Grade Reading -- Hawaii 12th-worst
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Thursday, January 30, 2025
Schatz, Cruz, Murphy, Britt Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Keep Kids Safe, Healthy, off Social Media
By News Release @ 10:41 AM :: 818 Views :: Education K-12, Family

... Kids Off Social Media Act Sets Social Media Age Minimum To 13, Prohibits Use Of Algorithms To Feed Addictive Content To Teens Under 17 ....

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Monday, January 27, 2025
HIDOE releases after-action report on Maui wildfire response and recovery efforts
By News Release @ 1:00 PM :: 761 Views :: Education K-12

... The report outlines 10 key challenges, ranging from accounting for displaced students to managing transportation and meals ....

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Friday, January 24, 2025
Robotics teams to compete in the 2025 Hawaii VEX Regional Championships
By News Release @ 1:54 PM :: 752 Views :: Education K-12

... Events will qualify 15 local teams to advance to the VEX Worlds ....

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Thursday, January 23, 2025
Hawaii K-12 Parent and School Expo to Highlight Learning Options and Family Fun
By News Release @ 2:22 PM :: 705 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12

... Expo at Windward Mall Saturday, January 25, 2025, to feature student showcase, face painting, snacks, and entertainment ....

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
HS Teams to Compete in 2025 Hawaii Lifesmarts Competition
By News Release @ 11:01 AM :: 852 Views :: Education K-12, Family

... The winner of the competition will represent Hawaiʻi at the National LifeSmarts Competition in Chicago ....

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Friday, January 10, 2025
21% of Students Short on Vaccinations
By News Release @ 12:14 AM :: 843 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care

... a 25% increase from the 2022-23 school year ....

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Sunday, December 29, 2024
Hoarding More School Impact Fees
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1432 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Taxes

... $29 million lying around doing nothing ....

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Friday, December 13, 2024
Feds do the Job the State Cannot: Molester Coach Pleads Guilty
By News Release @ 9:38 PM :: 974 Views :: Education K-12

...  sex trafficking Minor Victim 1 in 2005 and 2006; coercing and enticing Minor Victim 2 to engage in sexual activity in 2006; and producing, receiving, and possessing child pornography of Minor Victim 3 in and around 2020 to 2023 ....

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Friday, November 22, 2024
Coast Guard establishes first Hawaii-based JROTC program
By News Release @ 2:13 AM :: 1225 Views :: Education K-12, Military

...  Kalani High School in Honolulu ....

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Wednesday, November 20, 2024
HIDOE holds community meeting to gather feedback on possible new site to rebuild King Kamehameha III Elementary School
By News Release @ 8:30 PM :: 1723 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

... About 100 staff and community members attended ....

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Sunday, November 17, 2024
Charging Convenience Fees for Our Kids
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1480 Views :: Education K-12

... when money goes into the account, the folks providing the online account pinch a little ....

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Wednesday, November 13, 2024
HSTA--Corrupt or Incompetent? -- 1,000 teachers shortchanged
By Video @ 12:01 PM :: 3754 Views :: Education K-12, Labor

... HSTA did not challenge HIDOE’s decision to exclude prior experience for the “compression fix” -- 1,000 Teachers May be Shortchanged on Pay ....

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Sunday, November 10, 2024
Washington Monument Strategy
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1596 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government

... see how this strategy plays out in real life ....

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Saturday, November 9, 2024
Down Again: HIDOE releases 2024-25 enrollment figures for public schools
By News Release @ 2:24 AM :: 1659 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

... Enrollment at Hawaiʻi's public schools is 165,340 at the beginning of School Year 2024-25, a decline of 1.4% from the previous school year ....

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Sunday, September 29, 2024
I. T. E. M. (Incompetence Takes Everyone’s Money)
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1529 Views :: Education K-12, Labor

... employees were required to go to their principal’s office and sign a promissory note ....

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Saturday, September 28, 2024
Lahaina: DoE Abandons Kamehameha III School Site
By News Release @ 5:11 PM :: 1688 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Development

... the existing site will become part of the ‘Venice of the Pacific’ water feature ....

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Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Registration Opens for 2024-2025 Hawaiʻi LifeSmarts Competition
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 1113 Views :: Education K-12

... LifeSmarts is a free, national educational program that teaches students critical life skills in five key areas: Personal Finance, Consumer Rights & Responsibilities, Health & Safety, the Environment, and Technology through online quizzes and in-person competitions. ...

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Sunday, September 22, 2024
25% of Hawaii DoE Students Chronically Absentee
By News Release @ 7:00 PM :: 2867 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

... Chronic absenteeism is gradually dropping as COVID failures age out of the DoE system or their families move to the mainland ....

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Friday, September 20, 2024
Hundreds of teachers get free money from the sky after DoE fails to cut paychecks for a month
By News Release @ 2:11 PM :: 5242 Views :: Education K-12, Labor

... we appreciate the $2,000 placeholder checks and $800 for those who were denied both their Aug. 20 and Sept. 5 paychecks ....

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Monday, September 16, 2024
Hawaii is 2024’s 2nd Worst State for Teachers
By Selected News Articles @ 4:11 PM :: 1720 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living

... Hawaii's high cost of living drives down teachers' earnings ....

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Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Hawaii is 2024's 6th Least Innovative State for Education
By Selected News Articles @ 3:14 PM :: 2886 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Higher Education

... Hawaii ranks 45th in Schools that Offer Advanced Placement Courses per Capita ....

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Friday, August 30, 2024
Former Waiakea HS Basketball Coach Charged with Felony Theft
By News Release @ 5:21 PM :: 3373 Views :: Hawaii County , Education K-12, Ethics

... Smith allegedly collected $3,627.00 from the team members’ parents and kept the money for himself ....

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Friday, August 30, 2024
State awards first contract to build educator rentals
By News Release @ 12:18 AM :: 2310 Views :: Education K-12, Development, Labor

... 100+ units in Mililani .... 

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Thursday, August 8, 2024
34 School Bus Routes Restored
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 3514 Views :: Education K-12

... HIDOE has secured additional drivers and buses through a new direct contract with Roberts Hawaii ....

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Trustees Raid KSBE -- 9% of Trust Burned to Save Hawaiian Electric
By Andrew Walden @ 11:59 PM :: 6299 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12, Energy, Ethics

... KSBE Trustees are very HEI-connected ....

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Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Hawaii Early Education System Ranks 42nd in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 PM :: 1225 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

... state pre-K program, number of pre-K quality benchmarks met and total reported spending per child enrolled in pre-K ....

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Sunday, July 28, 2024
Governor Using Title IX Against Girls Sports
By News Release @ 1:33 AM :: 1960 Views :: Education K-12, Family

... Rally at Capitol, Monday, July 29, 2024 10AM ....

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Saturday, July 27, 2024
Half of Hawaii's teachers quit within five years
By Selected News Articles @ 1:11 PM :: 2014 Views :: Education K-12, Cost of Living

... The Hawaii State Teachers Association says more than 60,000 of Hawaii's children are not taught by a certified teacher ....

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Saturday, July 27, 2024
Why Can’t We Feed Keiki Local Food?
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1353 Views :: Education K-12, Agriculture

... a memo went out from DoE central office to all schools directing them NOT to apply for any of the funding ....

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Wednesday, July 24, 2024
CWS Called on Hawaii Home-School Mom
By Selected News Articles @ 2:24 AM :: 2514 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment, Health Care, Religion

"Wow, your kids are not even afraid of you.”

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Monday, July 22, 2024
Youth Challenge Academy in Hilo Changing to Job Challenge Academy
By News Release @ 10:37 PM :: 1395 Views :: Education K-12, Military

... The Hawaiʻi National Guard Youth Challenge Academy in Hilo will be changing its name, who can participate, and its mission ....

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Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Who Needs Collective Bargaining? Teachers Get $10K 'Differential' for Another Year
By News Release @ 2:30 AM :: 1361 Views :: Education K-12, Labor

...In a memo dated May 31, the HIDOE announced the continuation of differentials, ranging from $3,000 to $10,000 annually....

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Thursday, July 11, 2024
Gay Socialist Teacher sentenced to 30 years for sexual assault of a minor
By News Release @ 5:18 PM :: 1470 Views :: Education K-12, Family

... "Bunag is not only a sexual predator, but a former intermediate school teacher who preyed on one of his students," said Prosecuting Attorney Steve Alm. ...

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