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Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Lahaina Fires: Where are the students?
By News Release @ 6:57 PM :: 473 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

... they continue to re-enroll in other options, including other HIDOE schools or distance learning programs, charter schools, private schools or withdraw to homeschool or relocate out of state ....

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Sunday, September 24, 2023
The secret to reaching the next generation
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 1:52 PM :: 616 Views :: Education K-12, First Amendment

... He asked his mother if she would help him reach out to the media ....

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Saturday, September 23, 2023
DoE: Charter School Enrollment Up, Non-Charter Enrollment Down (again)
By News Release @ 4:02 AM :: 444 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

... charters gain 311 students, non-charters lose 1296 students ....

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Monday, September 18, 2023
​Hawaii 3rd Worst State for Teachers
By Selected News Articles @ 8:54 PM :: 897 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living

... 51st – Avg. Salary for Teachers (Adjusted for Cost of Living) ....

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Friday, September 15, 2023
Children's book author, liberty advocate to give talk on Oahu about freedom
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:25 AM :: 1043 Views :: Education K-12, Family

... Oahu luncheon presentation on Tuesday, Sept. 19 featuring Connor Boyack ....

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Friday, September 8, 2023
DoE Employee Convicted of Theft
By News Release @ 5:58 AM :: 1625 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics

... falsifying DOE mileage and parking forms and using DOE purchase orders and a “P-Card” to steal more than $7,000 from the DOE ....

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Sunday, September 3, 2023
Hawaii's economic future depends on what our children learn today
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:08 PM :: 1160 Views :: Education K-12, Economy

... best-selling author Connor Boyack will explain why the next generation is critical to ensuring justice and prosperity ....

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Sunday, September 3, 2023
Another Big Pay Hike for DoE Employees
By News Release @ 2:22 AM :: 1313 Views :: Education K-12, Labor

... increase pay for educational assistants and vice principals in Hawai‘i public schools ....

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Thursday, August 31, 2023
While Fighting Against Female Lockerrooms in Hawaii Schools, Hawaii AG Files Brief for Title IX Trannies
By News Release @ 3:02 AM :: 1294 Views :: Education K-12

... LGTBQ+ students have been filing legal challenges to the religious exemption ....

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Sunday, August 20, 2023
Whether DOE Should Have a Monopoly on Our Kids
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:06 AM :: 1419 Views :: Education K-12

... not all of it has been peachy ....

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023
Molokai Principal Gets Nepotism Exception
By News Release @ 3:07 AM :: 1939 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics

... Only one candidate applied ....

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Saturday, August 5, 2023
DoE Teacher vacancies drop
By News Release @ 2:36 PM :: 2072 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

... DoE reports a significant decrease in the number of teacher vacancies this school year – roughly 340 – compared to more than 1,000 vacancies at the start of last school year ....

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Saturday, August 5, 2023
DoE Short 200 Bus Drivers
By News Release @ 4:52 AM :: 1966 Views :: Education K-12

... All available school bus drivers are being assigned to cover federally mandated special education transportation services and prioritize the transportation of elementary and middle school students ....

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Sunday, July 30, 2023
Getting Kids to School in Kihei
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2006 Views :: Maui County, Education K-12

... In early 2020, when DoE approached Maui County for permits, it said that the design of the pedestrian overpass was already started and projected for it to be built in 2022 and 2023 ....

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Thursday, July 27, 2023
DoH, UH Scheme to Hide Your Children's Sex Change Surgery from You
By Selected News Articles @ 9:01 PM :: 2639 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care, Higher Education

..."minors 14 years of age or older" can "consent to outpatient mental health services without the consent, knowledge or participation of their parents or legal guardians, upon consultation and agreement of their licensed therapist."....

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Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Lack of Drivers: No Buses for 14 Schools on Oahu, Kauai
By News Release @ 3:22 AM :: 1944 Views :: Honolulu County, Kauai County, Education K-12

... The continuing shortage of qualified school bus drivers statewide will suspend bus transportation services at ten of Oʻahu’s 24 high schools and four schools on Kauaʻi when the new school year begins ....

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Monday, July 24, 2023
OIP Issues Four New Opinions
By News Release @ 5:06 PM :: 2002 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12, Ethics, OHA

... OIP also found, sua sponte, that the PCSC executive session minutes did not convey a true reflection of the matters discussed at the meeting ....

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Thursday, July 20, 2023
DoE Wins Fire Alarm Lawsuit
By News Release @ 3:51 AM :: 1575 Views :: Education K-12

... relating to the installation of fire alarm systems at eight public schools ....

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Sunday, July 16, 2023
How Not to Cool the Schools
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1738 Views :: Education K-12, Energy

... facilities geniuses at our DOE came up with the idea ....

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Thursday, July 13, 2023
Charter School Defeats 'Strip Search' Lawsuit
By News Release @ 2:47 PM :: 1177 Views :: Education K-12

... grant of summary judgment means that the defendants won the lawsuit without the need for a trial ....

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Saturday, July 8, 2023
HSTA Flies 98 to Florida Rally for Transsexual Agenda
By News Release @ 1:34 PM :: 1549 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Labor

... transsexual recruitment must not be opposed ....

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023
Green hopes housing will alleviate teacher shortage
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 AM :: 1185 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Cost of Living

... Senate Bill 941 allows the School Facilities Authority to join with public and private agencies in developing off or on-campus housing for teachers and other staff ....

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Saturday, July 1, 2023
Learning for their Future: 127,000 Hawaii Keiki Given EBT Cards
By News Release @ 3:52 PM :: 1202 Views :: Education K-12, Family

... DHS provided more than 127,000 eligible children with $328 million in food assistance support ....

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Saturday, June 17, 2023
What you need to know about property taxes in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:57 PM :: 1948 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government, Taxes

... Hawaii property tax rates thus can be low because the counties that assess and collect them do not have to cover the cost of public schools ....

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Hawaii children strained under tight economic conditions, report says
By Selected News Articles @ 11:08 PM :: 1405 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Hawaii Statistics

... Hawaii ranks 44th in the nation for children’s economic well-being, seventh lowest in the nation, according to a report released Tuesday ....

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Wednesday, June 7, 2023
SB975: Green Signs Tax Increase on Vaping Products
By Selected News Articles @ 1:08 PM :: 1669 Views :: Education K-12, Taxes, Drugs

... SB975, now Act 62, establishes the offense of unlawful shipment of tobacco products ....

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Sunday, June 4, 2023
Hawaii’s Shadow Budget
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1483 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Hawaii State Government

“...ready, fire, aim....”

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Saturday, June 3, 2023
Green Replaces Board of Education Chair
By News Release @ 4:48 AM :: 1317 Views :: Education K-12

... Warren Haruki, who recently retired from several executive positions, has been appointed to serve as the new board chair ....

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Thursday, May 25, 2023
Surgeon General Warning: Social Media a profound risk to mental health of children
By News Release @ 3:12 AM :: 1443 Views :: Education K-12, Health Care

"... urgently take action to create safe and healthy digital environments that minimize harm and safeguard children’s and adolescents’ mental health ...."

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
“Aloha Always WINS!” Children’s Program & Book Fights Bullying in over 300 Hawaii schools
By News Release @ 2:23 PM :: 1360 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Life

... “Choose Aloha” Program teaches keiki to choose love not hate, bullying, self-harm or suicidal ideation ....

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Monday, May 15, 2023
Study Links Hawaii JROTC to positive education and career outcomes
By News Release @ 4:33 PM :: 1414 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Military

... cadets who participated in all four years of the program are more likely to graduate, have higher rates of attendance and lower rates of suspension ....

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Friday, May 12, 2023
Hawaii DoE Legislative Wrap-up
By News Release @ 5:31 PM :: 1474 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government

... The Department had a successful legislative session, with five out of the seven administrative bills we advocated for being passed ....

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Sunday, May 7, 2023
First-ever National LifeSmarts Championship for Hawaiʻi
By News Release @ 9:22 PM :: 1459 Views :: Education K-12

... A team of high school students from Maryknoll School were crowned as 2023 champions at the National LifeSmarts Championship on Sunday, April 30, in Cincinnati, Ohio ....

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Friday, May 5, 2023
HB600: Safe Routes to School
By News Release @ 5:41 PM :: 1514 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government

... empower the State, county, schools, and community members to directly collaborate on efforts to make streets safer ....

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Thursday, April 27, 2023
HSTA Contract Ratified--14.5% raise
By News Release @ 2:52 AM :: 3251 Views :: Education K-12, Labor

... Ninety-two percent of the nearly 7,000 valid ballots cast approved the contract ....

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Wednesday, April 26, 2023
Ethics: Charter School Commission Exec Funneled Money to his Pet Nonprofits
By News Release @ 4:46 AM :: 2269 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics

... Thompson admitted he violated the Conflicts of Interests law on fifteen occasions. He further admitted that he violated the Financial Disclosure law by failing to disclose his positions on the boards ....

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Sunday, April 16, 2023
It Isn’t Over Until It’s Over
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1951 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Tax Credits

... In the meantime, lawmakers have been figuring out how to bypass conventional learning about when a bill is dead. Here is one example ....

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Tuesday, April 11, 2023
DoH Releases Hawai‘i Youth Risk Behavior Survey
By News Release @ 5:49 PM :: 1760 Views :: Education K-12, Family, Health Care, Drugs

... Topics covered in the survey include unintentional injuries and violence; tobacco, alcohol, and other drug use; sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy; protective factors; mental health and suicide; dietary behaviors; and physical activity ....

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Sunday, April 2, 2023
Charter School Corruption: Ten Years Later Felony Theft Whittled Down to Almost Nothing
By News Release @ 8:07 PM :: 2200 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics

... At one point, the school had racked up more than $400,000 in debt with $100,000 in undocumented expenses such as $12,000 for healing oils and acupuncture ....

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Saturday, April 1, 2023
Judge dismisses parts of lawsuit over arrest of 10-year-old girl
By Court House News @ 2:03 PM :: 1958 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12, Police

... Trial for the case has been scheduled for February 2024 ....

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Lawmakers broaden educator housing eligibility to all school employees
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 1218 Views :: Education K-12, Labor

... The committees approved $185 million in total to finance the teacher housing projects at or near three schools ....

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Monday, March 27, 2023
Class of 2023 high school graduation ceremonies scheduled
By News Release @ 3:51 PM :: 1948 Views :: Education K-12

... there are currently no planned health and safety restrictions for this year's graduation ceremonies ....

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Saturday, March 25, 2023
VIDEO -- See For Yourself: Rep Pierick at Ewa Int School
By Video @ 3:04 AM :: 2665 Views :: Education K-12, Family, First Amendment, Republican Party

... Here is what happens if you even slightly question the gay agenda for children ....

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023
COVID Closures Hit DoE College Readiness Indicators
By News Release @ 10:41 PM :: 1343 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics

... The CCRI report shows how the pandemic affected the class of 2022’s college enrollment and more ....

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023
DoE Seeks Comment on Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act Application
By News Release @ 10:20 PM :: 1300 Views :: Education K-12

... comments will be accepted until May 4, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. ....

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Monday, March 20, 2023
UH Mānoa Student vs Hawaii DoE in Title IX Lawsuit
By Selected News Articles @ 10:15 PM :: 1472 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics

... Title IX is a federal civil rights law passed 50 years ago that Hawaii DoE still doesn't obey ....

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Sunday, March 19, 2023
Sneaky One Day Notice to Comment--Will Next KSBE Trustee be a Tax Credit Schemer or a CNHA Operative?
By News Release @ 1:38 PM :: 4951 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Land Use

... surprise--you've got less than 24 hours to comment on KSBE Trustee selection  ....

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Friday, February 24, 2023
Hilo Complex DoE Manager Arrested for P-Card Theft
By News Release @ 9:46 PM :: 1958 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics

... Karie Luana Klein, a former Hawaiʻi Department of Education complex area business manager, was arrested after being charged with three felony theft counts ....

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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
HSTA: Our LGBTQ Students are 'Lovable'--Raise Money for Sex-Change Clinic
By News Release @ 4:26 PM :: 1575 Views :: Education K-12

... 'Ilima Int was where alleged child molester and gay socialist activist Alden Bunag was teaching 2016-17 ....

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Saturday, February 18, 2023
Abraham Lincoln Abolished Slavery in Hawaii too
By Andrew Walden @ 4:13 AM :: 2650 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii History

... Abraham Lincoln freed Hawaii plantation laborers from indentured servitude--in 1900--35 years after he was assassinated.  How?  Keep reading ....

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