Education K-12

It should thwart DOE attempts to yank students out of private placements while hearings are in progress....

Matayoshi received the same performance rating last year....

...members of charter school governing boards, as well as charter school employees, may also be paid employees of these supporting non-profit organizations....

...prohibits teachers from accepting free travel and other benefits from tour companies for serving as chaperones on student educational trips....

...ACT score in Hawaii are still the lowest in the USA....

Last year, in a state-wide data collection in collaboration with the HIDOE and HSTA, fellows sought teacher input around the implementation of the Hawai'i Common Core Standards....

Students in Hawaii will be subject to sex-ed classes with an emphasis on pregnancy prevention rather than abstinence, whether they or their parents like it or not....

...six available options for teaching sex education to middle school students....

...SIG grants enable eligible schools in Hawaii to improve the quality of instruction and increase the academic achievement of students for a Strive HI Priority status school....

...The percentage of schools with 8:30 a.m. or later start times varied greatly by state, ranging from 0% in Hawaii....

...asking the IRS to investigate allegations of lobbying the State Legislature in order to gain valuable curriculum development contracts....

Follow our journey this year on our website and via social media — #ProudtoServeKeiki....

...working to reform the public education system....

...Conflict of interest....

... 2015's States with the Best & Worst School Systems ....

...the transported soil was contaminated with heavy metals such as arsenic, barium, cadmium, lead, and mercury....

...design-build has a single point of responsibility....

Children from households with income at or below the following levels are eligible for free or reduced-price meals....

Moriguchi was born and raised on O‘ahu and has worked in education for more than 15 years. She has served as an educational specialist at the state Department of Education....

Mizumoto is CEO of Central Pacific Bank....

In Hawaii only 4.7% of high schools have a 10%+ gender equity gap in sports....

"The Hawaii Department of Education (HIDOE) has aligned its reform efforts and internal systems and processes to leverage progress toward outcomes...."

...new leaders are appointed to key state offices....

...the Board itself failed to properly disclose that the “opt-out” policy was once again being considered....

Kevin Jennings, founder of the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)....

"...only if the student’s parent or legal guardian provides prior consent.…"

Laurie Temple Field, a former associate of the ACLU and now a representative for Hawaii Planned Parenthood, lost no time....

...and this time the outgoing leadership admits it....

...praise from the American School Counselor Association for their efforts to raise student achievement through comprehensive counseling services....

Each of these races was decided by more than 150 votes....

...the reforms are a work in progress....

"...have no integrity and join effectively in a conspiracy against him and his team....” 

The complete video from the presentation at the State Capitol Auditorium....

The 2014 State Preschool Yearbook is the newest edition of our annual report profiling state-funded prekindergarten programs in the United States....

...teachers are in essence nomads with no classroom to call their own; they must float to any open space....

Joe McIlhaney, MD is the Founder and Chairman of The Medical Institute for Sexual Health....

Hawaii's Ohana Policy Group is developing strategies and tactics to combat in-school lifestyle indoctrination....

One-time lump sum payment of $2000 for all active, full-time licensed teachers....

Wellness Guidelines look at nutritional guidelines, health and nutrition education, physical education and activity....

Feedback collected by the online survey through April 22 will be used to help guide calendar development for the 2016-17 school year and beyond....

...Hawaii State Capitol Auditorium on Thursday, April 16th @ 7 PM....

Suzanne Case is a 28-year veteran of The Nature Conservancy and has served as its executive director since 2001....

...one week before 2nd legislative decking....

Some 10,500 students are expected to graduate from more than 50 public schools in ceremonies happening across the state in late May and early June 2015...

...The warning came after elementary schoolteacher Justin Hughey, a candidate for HSTA vice president, tried to distribute a 1-page flyer in Maui High School on March 3.....

Below are bills that were heard between Friday, March 20, 2015 and Thursday, March 26, 2015....