Hawaii bill to add LGBTQ information to sex education advances
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/03/08/hawaii-news/hawaii-bill-to-add-lgbtq-information-to-sex-education-advances/
Education
Kalihi Kai educator Michelle Le Iwasaki wins $25,000 Milken Award
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/03/01/hawaii-news/kalihi-kai-educator-wins-25000-milken-award/
Senior Hawaii Teachers Inch Closer To Receiving Pay Raises…Lawmakers are debating whether to fund pay increases for veteran teachers and hard-to-staff positions.
A pair of education funding bills that would bump up salaries for veteran teachers and continue salary boosts for hard-to-staff...
This Is the Hardest College to Get Into in Hawaii
A college education is the single largest investment many Americans will make in their lifetimes. When accounting for interest on...
Plan to ‘reimagine’ University of Hawaii is considered
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/02/28/hawaii-news/plan-to-reimagine-university-of-hawaii-is-considered/
DOE releases guidelines for in-person commencements for graduating class of 2022
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2022/02/23/hawaii-news/doe-releases-guidelines-for-in-person-commencements-for-graduating-class-of-2022/
Hawaii digital-media students win big in national contest
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/02/22/hawaii-news/hawaii-digital-media-students-win-big-in-national-contest/
Revamping salaries is key in preventing ‘mass exodus’ of Hawaii public school teachers
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/02/21/hawaii-news/revamping-salaries-is-key-in-preventing-mass-exodus-of-hawaii-public-school-teachers/
Fights At Hawaii Schools Highlight The Need For More Mental Health Support …A sharp rise in disturbances on campuses at the start of the school year prompted school leaders to adopt new strategies.
KEA’AU, Hawaii Island — When in-person classes fully resumed last fall at Kea‘au High on the rural east side of...
Hawai‘i astronomy impacts felt from classrooms to outer Space
Hawai‘i astronomy impacts felt from classrooms to outer Space University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA) Director Doug Simons explained how Hawaiʻi is...
Board of Education weighs qualifications for tough superintendent job
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/02/06/hawaii-news/boe-weighs-qualifications-for-tough-school-superintendent-job/
Haleakala National Park to develop new distance-learning program in Hawaiian
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/02/04/hawaii-news/haleakala-national-park-to-develop-new-distance-learning-program-in-hawaiian/
Public school COVID-19 cases drop, but teacher absences high
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/02/01/hawaii-news/public-school-covid-cases-drop-but-teacher-absences-high/
How Hawaii’s School Bus Woes Contribute To Student Absences…The problems seen at the beginning of the school year persist, with 30 school bus routes temporarily suspended last week
At Honokaa High and Intermediate, a rural school on the northern side of the Big Island, 60% of the school’s...
Hawaii’s Teacher of the Year is a finalist for national award
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/01/31/hawaii-news/it-means-the-world-to-me-to-teach-at-waiakea/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
‘Teaching them life lessons’: Youth learn butchery skills at Kona Vocational
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2022/01/30/hawaii-news/teaching-them-life-lessons/
Campus intrusion at Sunset Elementary upsets staff, students
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/01/29/hawaii-news/campus-intrusion-at-sunset-elementary-upsets-staff-students/
Free job training offered at University of Hawaii community colleges
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/01/26/hawaii-news/free-job-training-offered-at-university-of-hawaii-community-colleges/
Waiakea High School science teacher is finalist for National Teacher of the Year
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/01/23/hawaii-news/waiakea-high-school-science-teacher-is-finalist-for-national-teacher-of-the-year/
Student Absences Soared Above 30% In Some Hawaii Schools … The omicron variant has not only led to a large number of staff being out so far this year, but students, raising concerns in the DOE community.
Each of Hawaii’s 15 geographic complex areas saw a double-digit percentage of students absent earlier this month amid a surge...
