Helemano Elementary’s Caraulia chosen as counselor of the year
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/02/12/hawaii-news/helemano-elementarys-caraulia-chosen-as-counselor-of-the-year/
Education
Why Blind Students Struggle To Get Braille Textbooks On Time 0 Legislators are considering a bill that would force public schools to provide timely instructional material.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/02/why-blind-students-struggle-to-get-braille-textbooks-on-time/
Uproar over possible charter school move premature, UH officials say
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/02/08/hawaii-news/uproar-over-possible-charter-school-move-premature-uh-officials-say/
Community Schools Would Get A Boost In Hawaii Under Proposed Legislation 0 The bill would require the state DOE to provide grants as part of a two-year pilot program to test the concept.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/02/community-schools-would-get-a-boost-in-hawaii-under-proposed-legislation/
Bill proposes making Native Hawaiian language a required course
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/02/06/hawaii-news/bill-proposes-making-native-hawaiian-language-a-required-course/
Bill aims to ease licensing process for out-of-state educators
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/02/06/hawaii-news/bill-aims-to-ease-licensing-process-for-out-of-state-educators/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Securing Big Isle schools
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/02/05/hawaii-news/securing-big-isle-schools/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Strategic plan outline for Hawaii’s public schools is OK’d
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/02/03/hawaii-news/strategic-plan-outline-for-hawaiis-public-schools-is-okd/
Hawaii Legislature: Inside The Push To Make School Meals Free In Hawaii 0 A growing number of states are looking for ways to make free meals a permanent part of public education.
Hawaii lawmakers are weighing multiple proposals to address the gap between the number of students who are currently eligible for...
Severe weather closes 5 public schools on Molokai for today
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/01/29/breaking-news/severe-weather-closes-5-public-schools-on-molokai-for-monday/
Why School Enrollment Declines Are A ‘Significant Concern’ In Hawaii 0 Hawaii is on track to have fewer students enrolled in state-run schools by 2027 than at any point since the early years of statehood.
A decade after Queen Lydia Liliuokalani Elementary School closed its doors because of low enrollment, the ripple effects the closure...
Hawaii Title I schools to receive $73M in federal funds…Kohala is Title 1 so should get some funds
Some $73 million in new federal funding is on its way to Hawaii to support staffing, professional development, new technology...
Hawaii to make preschool available for all 3-4 year-olds
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii put forward a plan Tuesday to make preschool available to all 3- and 4-year-olds by 2032,...
DOE slow to assess schools’ vulnerabilities to violence
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/01/11/hawaii-news/doe-slow-to-assess-schools-vulnerabilities-to-violence/
Hawaii Kids ‘Connect These Dots’ To Understand Climate Change 0 From public schools on the Westside to private schools in Honolulu, teachers are finding creative ways to educate — and empower — students facing the effects of a warming planet.
Michelle Pieper has been struggling to make sustainability exciting for kids. The Hawaiian language teacher at Nanakuli Intermediate and High...
Hawaii Agency Is Racing ‘Against The Clock’ To Build New Preschools 1 The School Facilities Authority says it needs help to meet a June 2024 deadline to build and renovate up to 200 preschool classrooms.
The head of the new state school construction agency is asking the Legislature to fund three additional positions to help...
Kauai high school students invited to submit entries for Women’s History Month
LIHUE, Hawaii — The Kauai County Committee on the Status of Women invites entries from Kauai high school students in...
Hawaii governor to propose $500 tax credit for teachers
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/01/07/hawaii-news/hawaii-governor-to-propose-500-tax-credit-for-teachers/
Hawaii’s public school spending receives a C
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/01/05/hawaii-news/hawaiis-public-school-spending-receives-a-c/
UH to receive big funding boost from 2023 federal budget
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/01/03/hawaii-news/uh-to-receive-big-funding-boost-from-2023-federal-budget/
