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Wednesday, June 15, 2016 |
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BoE: Ige Appoints Uemura, Reappoints DeLima
By News Release @ 2:32 AM :: 4658 Views :: Education K-12
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...Kenneth Uemura will fill the City and County of Honolulu seat currently held by Amy Asselbaye....
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Thursday, June 9, 2016 |
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Survey: More High-Risk Behavior from Hawaii Public High School Youth
By News Release @ 4:54 PM :: 7135 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Health Care
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The Youth Risk Behavior Survey is administered in odd-numbered years to Hawai‘i public school students in grades 6–12....
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Thursday, June 2, 2016 |
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Education Week: Hawaii DoE Graduation Rate 82%
By News Release @ 5:59 PM :: 5945 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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... for Asian-Americans the Hawaii Graduation rate is 6th-lowest in USA ....
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Thursday, June 2, 2016 |
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Nailed for Cronyism, DoE forced to Reopen Bidding on $100M Cool Schools Bonanza
By News Release @ 5:37 AM :: 6829 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Small Business
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...Government Contracting Explained: How Air Conditioning Costs $100K Per Classroom....
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Thursday, June 2, 2016 |
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ESSA 2016 Hawaii Education Summit
By News Release @ 4:38 AM :: 6507 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...Saturday, July 9, 2016 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m....
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Monday, May 30, 2016 |
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Local Principal Advocates for Private School Choice
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:49 PM :: 6934 Views :: Education K-12
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“Right now in the state of Hawaii we have a weighted student formula, so the money follows the kid… except for private schools?”
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Saturday, May 28, 2016 |
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Two Arrests: Corruption Bust Strikes at Heart of Drive for Fake Indian Tribe
By Andrew Walden @ 9:25 PM :: 15584 Views :: Akaka Bill, Education K-12, Ethics, OHA
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...what the powers that be look for when they pick the the future generations of leadership for Hawaii....
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016 |
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BoE Strips Student Performance out of Teacher Evaluations
By News Release @ 5:54 PM :: 6055 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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"Discarding standardized testing in teacher evaluations"
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016 |
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Jalousie Work: After 10 Years Union Lawsuit Ends
By News Release @ 1:33 AM :: 7366 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Small Business
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The dispute began when the painters and glazers’ union complained to the State Contractors License Board that the contractors hired to renovate Lanakila Elementary School in 2005 were installing jalousie windows....
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Tuesday, May 17, 2016 |
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Audit: DoE Claims to be ‘Financially Responsible’
By News Release @ 5:42 AM :: 4941 Views :: Education K-12
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The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) has released its Annual Financial Audit for the 2015 fiscal year....
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Monday, May 16, 2016 |
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Report: Hawaii State-Funded Pre-K Serves only 365 Students
By News Release @ 6:22 PM :: 5335 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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In Hawaii, this is the first year the Executive Office on Early Learning’s pre-K program was included in the report....
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Saturday, May 14, 2016 |
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When Classrooms Get Too Hot, Laie Parents Take Matters into Their Own Hands
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:48 PM :: 6369 Views :: Education K-12, Energy
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Jennifer Kajiyama and Carol Feinga are part of Keep Laie Cool, an initiative working to solve the crisis of Hawaii’s hot classrooms....
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Saturday, May 14, 2016 |
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Obama Admin Orders Hawaii Schools to Let Trannies Hang out in Bathrooms
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 4:11 PM :: 8138 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment
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Roosevelt said: "A chicken in every pot." Obama says: "A tranny in every bathroom."
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Friday, May 13, 2016 |
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McDermott calls for special session to address Campbell HS construction funds
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 2:33 AM :: 4920 Views :: Education K-12
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...Otherwise we shall be stuck with chaos and an embarrassment in two years....
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Tuesday, May 10, 2016 |
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BYUH One of 20 Best Education Schools in US
By News Release @ 2:02 PM :: 5777 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education
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...The 2016 National College Education Program Rankings have been released by ToBecomeATeacher.org....
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Sunday, May 8, 2016 |
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Transient Oriented Schools: Impacting Housing Costs
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5901 Views :: Education K-12, Rail
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Forced exactions to fund our government don’t always come from taxing agencies....
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Friday, May 6, 2016 |
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Ige Signs ‘Cool Schools’ Bill
By News Release @ 12:42 AM :: 8581 Views :: Education K-12, Energy
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...an emergency appropriation of $100 million to fund equipment and installation costs for air conditioning, heat abatement measures and related energy efficiency measures....
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Saturday, April 30, 2016 |
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‘ESSA Team’ Begins Writing ‘Blueprint for Public Education in Hawaii’
By News Release @ 8:45 PM :: 4356 Views :: Education K-12
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...the 19 members discussed innovation and empowerment as the team starts work to create the blueprint for public education in Hawai‘i....
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Friday, April 29, 2016 |
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Hiding the Failure: DoE Gets Another Testing Waiver for Hawaiian Language Immersion Schools
By News Release @ 5:34 PM :: 6285 Views :: Education K-12
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For the second consecutive year, the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) will issue a specialized assessment to Hawaiian immersion students....
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016 |
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New Schools? Zero Guidance from DoE
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 5:39 PM :: 5911 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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...legislators are allowed to simply carve up the Capitol Improvement Budget by political favoritism....
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Monday, April 25, 2016 |
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Hawaii Preschool Costs More Than College
By News Release @ 9:37 PM :: 7684 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Cost of Living
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...Child care for a 4-year-old costs an average of $776 each month....
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Saturday, April 23, 2016 |
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DoE Seeks Public Input on Strategic Plan
By News Release @ 2:38 PM :: 4933 Views :: Education K-12
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...The Strategic Plan, which was last updated in 2012, is a combined effort to further develop comprehensive strategies focused on three foundational goals of quality education: Student Success, Staff Success and Successful Systems of Support....
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Thursday, April 21, 2016 |
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McDermott, Fevella: Building a New School for Ewa Beach
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 12:10 PM :: 5139 Views :: Education K-12
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Representative Bob McDermott discusses the building of a new school for Ewa Beach with Kurt Fevella President at The Ewa Beach Lions Club....
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016 |
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State Accepting Applications for free Pre-K classes
By News Release @ 9:42 PM :: 4230 Views :: Education K-12
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...classes are available to eligible children at 19 public elementary schools....
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016 |
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US News & World Report: Best High Schools in Hawaii
By Selected News Articles @ 3:32 PM :: 6010 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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We reviewed 28,561 U.S. public high schools; 17 Hawaii schools made our rankings....
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Tuesday, April 19, 2016 |
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DoE 2016 Graduation Dates
By News Release @ 1:01 AM :: 4692 Views :: Education K-12
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...2016 graduation dates for 64 schools statewide including public charter schools....
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Friday, April 15, 2016 |
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Ige Appoints Task Force on ‘Every Student Succeeds Act’
By News Release @ 3:43 PM :: 6856 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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Ige has appointed Darrel Galera as chairman of the Governor’s ESSA team....
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Tuesday, April 12, 2016 |
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Don’t Let the Opt-Out of Common Core Testing Movement Fool You
By NCPA @ 3:19 PM :: 6288 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...teacher unions are flat out against this because they do not want their members held accountable....
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Saturday, April 9, 2016 |
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Hawaii Family Forum Legislative Week in Review
By Hawaii Family Forum @ 2:51 PM :: 7097 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment
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...Planned Parenthood Receives Overwhelming Support by Hawaii's Senators....
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Tuesday, March 29, 2016 |
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Ige releases $5 million for design of new West Oahu high school
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 9:24 PM :: 5406 Views :: Education K-12
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...“Sometimes you have to make waves to catch a wave,” said McDermott....
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Friday, March 25, 2016 |
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Hawaii DoE: Don’t Measure Students Ability to Speak English
By News Release @ 5:16 PM :: 4752 Views :: Education K-12
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Hawaii is requesting a waiver from the US Dept. of Education....
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Friday, March 25, 2016 |
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‘Culturally Accurate’ Testing: DoE Latest Scheme to Move Goalposts
By News Release @ 5:13 PM :: 4611 Views :: Education K-12
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...designing an assessment that can support a broader and culturally accurate definition of student success in Hawaii....
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Sunday, February 28, 2016 |
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Hawaii BOE Adopts New Standards for Science Education
By News Release @ 8:37 AM :: 4996 Views :: Education K-12
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...The new standards are interwoven across disciplines, including connections to language arts and mathematics....
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Thursday, February 25, 2016 |
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New School Construction: Intentional misuse of taxpayer money
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 2:28 PM :: 7168 Views :: Education K-12
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According to new DOE information the building of a $150 million high school planned for Kihei is not what is needed....
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Friday, February 19, 2016 |
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HB1713—Exempt all State Employees from Ethics Laws
By News Release @ 5:02 AM :: 5500 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics
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The bill would create a loophole in the law the size of a barn door by allowing any state employee to receive “detached remuneration.” In other words, it’s party time!
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Friday, February 12, 2016 |
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VIDEO: Duke Aiona Legislative Update
By Video @ 9:01 PM :: 8409 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment
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Lt Gov Duke Aiona delivers Hawaii Family Advocates legislative update February 12, 2016....
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016 |
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HB868 Gut n Replace: DoE Sneak Attack on Special Ed Students
By Selected News Articles @ 1:17 AM :: 6371 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care
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This is just the latest example of the Department of Education attempting to shortchange Hawaii’s special needs students....
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Sunday, February 7, 2016 |
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GEMS to Cool Classrooms?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 7705 Views :: Education K-12, Energy, Taxes
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Apparently GEMS is an attractive target for raiding because a 2014 bond issue raised $150 million for the program and little, if any, capital has been deployed to date....
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Thursday, February 4, 2016 |
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Wednesday, February 3, 2016 |
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Mainland Homosexuals Target First Amendment, Children, Bathrooms in Hawaii
By News Release @ 2:13 PM :: 8122 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment
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...Meanwhile, an HRC leader is busted for homosexual child molestation in Oregon....
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Tuesday, February 2, 2016 |
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Report: Russian, Iranian Hackers Behind Honolulu School Bomb Threats
By Selected News Articles @ 1:41 PM :: 6615 Views :: Education K-12, Law Enforcement
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A group using the name the Evacuator Group and the now-suspended Twitter handles @Ev4cuati0nSquad and @SwatTheW0rld has claimed responsibility for the threats....
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016 |
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GEMS: Electric Ratepayers Pay Millions for Nothing
By Selected News Articles @ 3:00 AM :: 8285 Views :: Education K-12, Energy
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By the year's end, the utility will need to collect $7,940,691.56 more to fulfill "revenue requirements" for GEMS....
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Wednesday, January 20, 2016 |
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Governor Ige Proclaims Jan. 24-30 “Hawai’i School Choice Week”
By News Release @ 12:51 PM :: 4294 Views :: Education K-12
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Hawaii students, communities to hold over 60 events as part of nation's largest-ever celebration of school choice....
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Saturday, January 16, 2016 |
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Priorities not Politics for New Schools
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 2:42 AM :: 4616 Views :: Education K-12
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West Oahu is currently drowning under exigent overcrowding....
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Tuesday, January 12, 2016 |
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Hawaii DoE: $48M Annual Electric Bill is STEM Learning Opportunity
By News Release @ 4:55 PM :: 5570 Views :: Education K-12, Energy
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"...students will learn core principles of science and will see the relevance of community initiatives, such as moving to solar energy, limiting waste, encouraging recycling and reducing water usage with low-flow toilets...."
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Saturday, January 9, 2016 |
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$6.8 million in grants promote STEM jobs for Hawaii
By News Release @ 4:16 PM :: 6386 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education
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Implementing K–12 programs in computer, engineering or biomedical science....
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Thursday, January 7, 2016 |
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Quality Counts: Hawaii K-12 Achievement Ranks 32nd in USA
By News Release @ 12:01 AM :: 5080 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics
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The 20th annual edition of Education Week’s Quality Counts....
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