Education K-12

...we pursue a comprehensive bullying prevention bill and legislation to make it easier for trans folks to get proper (sic) birth certificates in the spring legislative session....

There are 65 National School Choice Week events and counting in Hawaii....

"...the trends of the last decade will be prologue for a nation not at risk, but a nation in decline.…"

At that point—and hopefully sooner—all students should have transferred to other schools....

Top concerns include the state economy, education, the Hawaii Health Connector, oversight of the Public Utilities Commission in light of the Hawaiian Electric Industries/NextEra merger, and positively affecting the cost of living for Hawaii residents....

Students were given a letter to take home to their parents as a reminder ....

The 2015 edition of Education Week’s Quality Counts report—Preparing to Launch: Early Childhood’s Academic Countdown....

...reauthorization of the program must be accompanied by major reforms....

Study sheds new light on e-cigarette behaviors in teens as regulators consider curbing sales to minors....

...legislation to prohibit the federal government from “mandating, incentivizing or coercing” states to adopt the national education standards known as Common Core....

Grassroot President Keli’i Akina speaks with Darrel Galera (President) and Roberta Mayor (Board Member) of the Hawaii Center for Instructional Leadership about their work to reform education in Hawaii....

Notably, five of the eleven highest performing public high schools in the state and two of the four highest-performing middle schools, as measured by Strive HI, are charter schools....

The BOE was set to approve a calendar submitted by the DOE until teachers presented their proposals....

Friday, Nov. 28 and Saturday, Nov. 29, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Moanalua High School....

"...researchers are asking 11-year-olds whether they’ve had sex, how many partners they’ve had and if they’ve had anal sex...."

"...the Pono Choices survey instruments ... are part of an ongoing research project...."

...the number of states sharing teacher performance information with educator preparation programs has more than tripled....

From 2011 to 2013, Carlson was the deputy joint base commander at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam....

Does this mean the Ige administration will break from the HSTA and propose a publicly funded voucher program so we can all give taxpayer money to private schools?

Proposed reforms to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) threaten teacher accountability....

Staff from three complex areas will receive training and assistance....

Hawaii prohibits government funding of private preschools, but that may change Tuesday....

But combined enrollment for grades 1-12 continues to grow, with 823 more students in 2014-15....

...gains/losses on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) fourth and eighth-grade reading and mathematics exams from 2003 to 2013....

November 28 and November 29, 2014 at Moanalua High School....

"The Department of Education has a constitutional mandate to establish a statewide public school system that consists of, among other things, a comprehensive Hawaiian education program...."

Keonepoko and Pahoa High School will remain as election polling sites for the General Election on Tuesday, November 4....

Senator Ige Leaves Door Open For More Excise Taxes, Jokes About Hot School Crisis....

...Furlough Fridays, as they ACTUALLY happened, including David Ige's role....

...the magnitude of these payments exceeds the average salary of an American teacher, as well as a soldier deployed in Afghanistan, by at least $10,000 per year....

...what he hopes to accomplish with a newly established educational think-tank....

The Department of Education announced today that it will need additional emergency funding in order to avoid cutting bus routes and increasing the cost of school lunches....

“The overall performance grade is ‘Exceeds Expectations,’ which is one step below the prior year....

Enrollment dipped somewhat this year due to a change in the cutoff age for students to be eligible for kindergarten....

New Household Survey Finds that Unmet Demand for Afterschool Programs in the State Persists....

...studies have been done on the value of preschool programs, and the results are not positive for preschool supporters....

Tropical Storm Ana is expected to strengthen over the next 12 hours, forcing the closure of all Hawaii Island public schools on Friday....

...The gift cards, valued at between $10 and $20 each, are issued to 11, 12 and 13-year-olds....

...Students, the teachers, and community liaisons were given over $52,000.00 in gift cards in violation of Hawaii State law....

Schools that earned the "Recognition" status in the Strive HI Performance System represent the top five percent of schools in the state....

“She sits on a white seven-gallon bucket with a black top....”

On September 29, 2014, class counsel mailed out letters to individuals we are aware of who were affected by Act 163....

WalletHub analyzed the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 18 key metrics....

The former chief procurement officer for the Hawaii Department of Education has filed a whistleblower lawsuit....

...The Education Institute of Hawaii, a public education think tank, has been formed to explore ways of empowering teachers, principals and parents in their common goal of helping each student thrive....

Hawaii was, until this summer, one of only ten states not funding a statewide preschool system....

...Starting today, the Hawaii State Teachers Association is launching a statewide informational campaign....

...accusing the State of Hawai`i Department of Human Services of denying critically needed treatment for autistic children....