Plans unveiled to unsnarl traffic near two Hilo schools
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/10/01/hawaii-news/plans-unveiled-to-unsnarl-traffic-near-two-hilo-schools/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
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Hawaii public schools gear up for COVID-19 testing program
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/09/30/hawaii-news/hawaii-public-schools-gear-up-for-covid-19-testing-program/
Have To Stay Home From School Due To Covid Quarantine? You’re Excused …0 The Hawaii Department of Education revised its attendance policy but didn’t say whether kids kept home because their parents fear Covid exposure would also be excused.
Kids who miss school because of officially directed quarantine or isolation from Covid-19 will have their absences marked as “excused”...
Mary Boland, the longest-serving dean in University of Hawaii history, nears retirement
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/09/26/features/mary-boland-the-longest-serving-dean-in-university-of-hawaii-history-nears-retirement/
A growing number of Hawaii parents turn to home schooling
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/09/26/hawaii-news/a-growing-number-of-hawaii-parents-turn-to-home-schooling/
Collaboration allows students to use Hele-On pass to get to school
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/09/24/hawaii-news/collaboration-allows-students-to-use-hele-on-pass-to-get-to-school/
University of Hawaii says COVID-19 vaccinations required for spring 2022
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/09/22/breaking-news/university-of-hawaii-says-covid-19-vaccinations-required-for-spring-2022/
HELE-ON PARTNERS WITH HAWAIʻI PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO ADDRESS TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES ON HAWAIʻI ISLAND
HELE-ON PARTNERS WITH HAWAIʻI PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO ADDRESS TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES ON HAWAIʻI ISLAND Hawaiʻi County has formed a new partnership...
3 Hawaii schools are honored by U.S. Department of Education
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/09/22/hawaii-news/3-hawaii-schools-are-honored-by-u-s-department-of-education/
University of Hawaii at Hilo recognized for having one of the most diverse U.S. college campuses
https://www.khon2.com/local-news/university-of-hawaii-at-hilo-recognized-for-having-one-of-the-most-diverse-u-s-college-campuses/
Native Hawaiian education programs are awarded $28 million in federal funds
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/09/15/hawaii-news/native-hawaiian-education-programs-are-awarded-28-million-in-federal-funds/
Charter school project back before land panel
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/09/15/hawaii-news/charter-school-project-back-before-land-panel/
New University of Hawaii law school initiative touts diversity, inclusion
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/09/13/hawaii-news/new-university-of-hawaii-law-school-initiative-touts-diversity-inclusion/
Hawaii DOE hoping to solve bus driver shortage, COVID safety concerns
https://www.khon2.com/coronavirus/hawaii-doe-hoping-to-solve-bus-driver-shortage-covid-safety-concerns/
Resolution calls for schools to teach financial literacy
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/09/06/hawaii-news/resolution-calls-for-schools-to-teach-financial-literacy/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
UH-Hilo faculty given option to use hybrid model
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/09/03/hawaii-news/uh-hilo-faculty-given-option-to-use-hybrid-model/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Enrollment at Hawaii’s public schools declines for second year in a row
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/09/02/hawaii-news/enrollment-at-hawaiis-public-schools-declines-for-second-year-in-a-row/
Group hoping to open new charter school in Orchid Land
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/08/30/hawaii-news/group-hoping-to-open-new-charter-school-in-orchid-land/
Hawaii Has A Shortage Of School Bus Drivers, Leaving Some Students Stranded… The shortage follows a warning by a DOE official shortly before the school year began that there was an “alarming influx in driver resignations.”
Heading into the summer, Hawaii Department of Education officials knew they were facing a shortage of school bus drivers in...
Parents and teachers criticize Hawaii’s Department of Education as pandemic grows
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/08/20/hawaii-news/parents-and-teachers-criticize-hawaiis-department-of-education-as-pandemic-grows/
