11 new public preschool classrooms to open this fall
HONOLULU — Eleven new public preschool classrooms will be ready to go when the 2020-24 school year kicks off in...
Education
Board Of Education To Consider Computer Science As A Graduation Requirement 0 Legislators say the move would help students get lucrative jobs in STEM fields.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/05/board-of-education-to-consider-computer-science-as-a-graduation-requirement/
This Is the Hardest College to Get into in Hawaii
It is generally believed that graduates of elite colleges and universities are better positioned for higher-paying careers later in life....
DOE Tells Schools To Reject Federal Funding For Local Food That It Helped Apply For 0 Local food producers and advocates are vexed by the department’s U-turn.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/05/doe-tells-schools-to-reject-federal-funding-for-local-food-that-it-helped-apply-for/
A voice for the voiceless: Woman eyes law school after earning degree while juggling work, grandkids
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/05/08/hawaii-news/a-voice-for-the-voiceless-woman-eyes-law-school-after-earning-degree-while-juggling-work-grandkids/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Preschool expansion plan passes: 10-year effort would create 465 new classrooms for 3- and 4-year-olds
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2023/05/05/hawaii-news/preschool-expansion-plan-passes-10-year-effort-would-create-465-new-classrooms-for-3-and-4-year-olds/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Preschool expansion plan passes
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/05/05/hawaii-news/preschool-expansion-plan-passes/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
State’s ‘Top Principal’ leads one of its most remote schools
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/04/30/hawaii-news/states-top-principal-leads-one-of-its-most-remote-schools/
Chancellor Solemsaas leaving Hawaiʻi Community College
Chancellor Solemsaas leaving Hawaiʻi Community College Hawaiʻi Community College Hawai‘i Community College Chancellor Rachel Solemsaas has announced she will...
Plan For Dramatic Increase In Preschool Slots for Low-Income Kids Moves Forward 0 The decision raises hopes that Hawaii can boost the number of children participating in the Open Doors program from about 1,200 to about 4,000.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/04/plan-for-dramatic-increase-in-preschool-slots-for-low-income-kids-moves-forward/
Hawaii teachers contract receives overwhelming approval
Hawaii public school teachers late Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to approve what their union has called their strongest contract ever, with pay raises...
State to open new Pre-K classrooms
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/04/23/hawaii-news/state-to-open-new-pre-k-classrooms/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Ka‘u High educator is named Hawaii’s top public-school principal
Sharon Beck, principal of Ka‘u High & Pahala Elementary School on Hawaii island, was named winner of the 17th Masayuki...
Schools getting new preschool classrooms
Although some Hawaii lawmakers have grumbled that a new agency in charge of public school construction is moving too slowly,...
Best public high schools in Hawaii
Mircea Moira // Shutterstock Best public high schools in Hawaii As filmmaker and writer Nora Ephron said during a '96...
Many summer learning opportunities for keiki
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2023/04/19/community/many-summer-learning-opportunities-for-keiki/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Hawaii Teachers Are Poised To Get $577 Million In Pay Increases 0 A tentative agreement between the union and the state bumps entry level pay up to over $50,000.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/04/hawaii-teachers-are-poised-to-get-577-million-in-pay-increases/
Teachers union, state reach deal
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2023/04/18/hawaii-news/teachers-union-state-reach-deal/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
State and teachers union reach tentative agreement
The Hawai‘i State Teachers Association announced it reached a tentative settlement late Friday with the state of Hawaii and the...
Hawaii high school graduates’ college enrollment, test scores continue to lag
Just 51% of Hawaii’s graduates in the Class of 2022 enrolled in any kind of postsecondary education — including four-year...
