Education K-12

...Ige appointed Galera to the BOE in October 2016. Galera has also served as the chairperson for the Governor’s ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) Team since its inception in April 2016....

...What color is your golden parachute?....

 ...$9,450 a year more without spending a penny....

Maunakea Scholars is an innovative program designed to bring Hawaiʻi’s young, aspiring astronomers into the observatory community by competitively allocating observing time on Maunakea’s world-class telescopes....

...Randall Roth comments on two stories on the DoE investigation into education reform advocate John Sosa which ran on KHON Feb 6 and Feb 7....

...UHERO: ‘Discriminatory’ HSTA Property Tax Plan hits Renters Hardest....

to lobby for a constitutional amendment that will drastically increase property taxes....

The State kept 10% of the surcharge collected or $25.92 million – which is more than the Department of Taxation’s entire Fiscal Year 2016 operating budget of $24 million....

...an owner of an investment property in Honolulu worth less than half a million dollars can expect to see his (her) combined City and State property tax bill double....

The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) begins its annual School Quality Survey (SQS) this week....

...every student in Hawaii, Kentucky, North Dakota, South Carolina, and Wyoming meets the minimum connectivity goal of 100 kilobits per second (kbps) per student....

Students, parents and teachers from Lanakila Baptist School held a special event this week to celebrate National School Choice Week....

There are 79 events planned in the Aloha State to raise awareness about K-12 school choice....

The success of today’s students in the future workplace and in our communities requires an absolute reboot of the rigid school system....

...1 special fund, 1 revolving fund, and 1 trust fund did not meet criteria and should be closed....

Hawaii’s 2017 Highlights Report includes summarized results based on each of the nearly 40 indicators that make up Quality Counts’ overall grading rubric....

...teachers may continue to plan trips and serve as chaperones with private tour companies....

Board approves timeline for Investigative Committee into the search for a new superintendent....

Hawaii Head Start enrolled 3,167 children during the 2014-2015 program year----about 10 percent of the state’s low-income children under age 5....

Charter-wide averages in achievement and growth in English Language Arts, math and science continue to be slightly below the statewide average. However, in college readiness measures charter schools outperform the state....

The top four teams are from Maryknoll, Pearl City, Roosevelt and Waiakea high schools....

...HSTA Asks BoE to Reject Plan....

...She does not support Common Core “period.”....

Completed Vaccination Consent Forms due to Schools by December 16....

There were two important tasks that drew on ancient Hawaiians’ understanding of space and time....

...The HSTA put Ige in office.  In return he is going to get rid of Matayoshi and the tests....

...2015 Science assessment by the National Assessment Governing Board and the National Center for Education Statistics....

...Public Hearings November 2 and 3, 2016....

...remediation rates (retaking high-school-level coursework) among students attending the University of Hawaii System are down 8 points in math and 6 points in English in three years....

...OHA Chair’s Charter School Gets Seven Times More Than All Other Charters Combined....

Galera replaces Jim Williams who resigned from the board last month....

...pushed to brink by the lack of urgency, inattention, and lethargic attitude of the named government officials....

Eighty-eight student robotic teams from Hawaii, California, China, and Taiwan participated in the fast-paced and fiercely competitive event....

Politically Connected Board Members....

"We will be taking a close look at our highest achieving schools and determine best practices that can be implemented in schools that need supports."

...51 percent of students tested met or exceeded the achievement standard in ELA, up three percentage points from the previous year....

...you have circumvented the Constitution and laws of our state by appointing your so-called “Governor’s ESSA team.”....

...gains on the Advanced Placement Program Exams over the year prior....

...job pressures, low pay and lack of mobility force many teachers to quit soon after they start....

At Ewa Beach Elementary School the crew installed 3,500 LED bulbs to increase energy efficiency....

A State-by-State Analysis of the Factors Influencing Teacher Supply, Demand, and Equity....

“Ask Me First” is a campaign to draw attention to the stories of women and children....

LifeSmarts is a free, national educational program that teaches students critical life skills in five key areas....

​​​​For the third consecutive year, the Hawaii State Board of Education (BOE) gave Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi an overall rating of 'Exceeds Expectations' in her annual job performance evaluation....

...they have no standards, they have no curriculum, they have had no public vetting or review process of any proposed new curriculum; but it's on the books and ready to go....

This year, Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) schools enrolled 169,268 students (down 719 from last year), and charter schools enrolled 10,634 (up 212 from last year)....

Just as in 2015, only 15% of the Hawaii 2016 graduating class met all four ACT College Readiness Benchmarks....

...the public has more opportunities to provide feedback at upcoming community meetings on Oahu, Kauai and Molokai....

...a new program called Education Savings Accounts has accomplished this elsewhere, and provided more educational options for families....

...proposed regulations are overly restrictive and harken back to No Child Left Behind's one-size-fits-all approach....