Improvements at Ha‘aheo Elementary set for next summer
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/10/31/hawaii-news/improvements-at-haaheo-elementary-set-for-next-summer/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Education
Public meetings for proposed tuition increase in 2025, 2026
Public meetings for proposed tuition increase in 2025, 2026 University of Hawaiʻi Proposed tuition schedule The University of Hawaiʻi 10-campus...
Hawaii Schools Are Struggling To Help English Learners Recover From Pandemic Setbacks 0 Distance learning had an outsized effect on students learning English. The DOE hopes more qualified teachers will turn things around.
Rianna Milne, a 15-year-old freshman at Farrington High School whose native language is Marshallese, is focused this year on getting...
DOE gets $5M for programs for military dependent students
The U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity partnership has awarded the state Department of Education three grants totaling $5 million...
Hawaii early childhood education needs upgrade
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/10/26/hawaii-news/hawaii-early-childhood-education-needs-upgrade/
Fake it to Make it: The whole DoE gets shut down and test scores don’t drop
HONOLULU — Amid across-the-board national declines in reading and math scores, Hawai‘i’s fourth-graders held steady, performing above national averages in...
Hawaii holds the line in English, math testing
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/10/25/hawaii-news/hawaii-holds-the-line-in-english-math-testing/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Hawaii students’ reading, math scores hold steady
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/10/24/hawaii-news/hawaii-students-reading-math-scores-hold-steady/
Charter School Oversight Is Still A Source of Contention In Hawaii 0 Hawaii’s only charter school authorizer is charting a path to progress, but some school leaders remain skeptical about the commission’s ability to both regulate and support the schools.
In a number of ways, Hawaii’s charter schools emerged from the pandemic ahead of the pack. Enrollment at the state’s...
University of Hawaii enrollment dips as graduation rates rise
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/10/20/hawaii-news/university-of-hawaii-enrollment-dips-as-graduation-rates-rise/
Kalani High School teacher Mike Ida is honored as Hawaii’s Teacher of the Year
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/10/18/hawaii-news/kalani-high-school-teacher-mike-ida-is-honored-as-hawaiis-teacher-of-the-year/
Hawaii Pacific University receives $3.35 million grant to support underrepresented students
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/10/15/hawaii-news/hawaii-pacific-university-receives-3-35-million-grant-to-support-underrepresented-students/
Strive HI–Hawaii Public School Chronic Absenteeism Jumps to 37%, May Account for Improved Test Scores
The data — reflecting the first full school year of in-person learning following the pandemic — show gains in academic...
‘It’s Not Just About The Plants’: A Hawaii Educator Unearths Life Lessons In A High School Garden 0 A Kaiser High School teacher is educating students through his community garden and an extracurricular environmental club he helped build from the ground up.
Paul Balazs grabbed a shovel and started digging, carefully splitting up a banana tree for propagation in the Peace and Sustainability...
New UH ocean vessel offers researchers advanced capabilities
HONOLULU — The University of Hawaii at Manoa will welcome a new research vessel, “Imua,” in fall 2023. Imua is...
Hawaii Public School Teachers To See Long-Awaited Pay Raises In November 1 Education officials said the final implementation plan presented Thursday will help efforts to retain experienced teachers.
Nearly 9,200 public school teachers should see a significant bump in their paychecks starting in November, several months after the...
You’re Invited – What Hawai’i DOE is Actually Teaching Your Children!
“The education of all children, from the moment that they can get along without a mother's care, shall be in...
UH-Hilo enrollment dips again
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/10/06/hawaii-news/uh-hilo-enrollment-dips-again/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
St. Andrew’s Priory educator wins national history teacher award
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/10/03/hawaii-news/st-andrews-priory-educator-wins-national-history-teacher-award/
Hawaii Has A Shortage Of School Psychologists. National Research Says That’s A Problem …. Students in Hawaii were struggling with mental health challenges long before the pandemic, but the state has few school psychologists to help address their needs.
The number of students dealing with anxiety and depression has come under increased spotlight during the coronavirus pandemic, as schools...
