HAWAII ONE OF ONLY SIX STATES TO ACHIEVE 10 OUT OF 10 QUALITY STANDARDS FOR STATE-FUNDED PUBLIC PRESCHOOLS
News Release from EOEL, Apr 19, 2021 (Editor's Note: This is what happens when the DoE is not involved.) HONOLULU, HI...
Education
‘We Keep Trying’: Hawaii Sees Spike In School Absenteeism Due To The Pandemic…The challenge of this year is reflected in new statewide data showing 20% of Hawaii’s students are at “high risk” for chronic absenteeism.
Naalehu Elementary, a rural school near the southern tip of Hawaii island, has long struggled with chronic absenteeism, with as...
Hawaii public schools to offer free summer school
BOE approves federal funding for summer learning loss programs Officials admit to twin summer challenges: hiring staff and getting kids...
Hawaii Board of Education Approves Pay Boosts For Complex Area Leaders…The issue drew heated discussion from some board members over the “optics” of leadership pay raises in the current economic climate.
The Hawaii Board of Education voted 5-3 to approve pay increases for the state’s 15 complex area superintendents on Thursday...
Legislative bill leads to tussle over federal money for Hawaii public schools
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/04/15/hawaii-news/legislative-bill-leads-to-tussle-over-federal-money-for-hawaii-public-schools/
Ige sees public schools being able to fully reopen for in-person learning by this fall
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/04/14/hawaii-news/ige-sees-public-schools-being-able-to-fully-reopen-for-in-person-learning-by-this-fall/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Kids back full time at nearly 40% of Hawaii’s public elementary schools
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/04/13/hawaii-news/kids-back-full-time-at-nearly-40-of-hawaiis-public-elementary-schools/
Alaka‘i Academy moving forward: Preschool looking to build campus of its own
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/04/13/hawaii-news/alakai-academy-moving-forward-preschool-looking-to-build-campus-of-its-own/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Education Summer Program Will Give Kindergarteners A Crash Course In Attending School…The 15-day program will be supported by federal stimulus funds intended to address pandemic learning loss among Hawaii’s disproportionately impacted youth.
Incoming kindergarteners who missed out on preschool and other early education activities because of the pandemic may have an opportunity...
Home schooling rates soar during pandemic in Hawaii and nationally
Nearly twice as many families in Hawaii decided to home-school their children this academic year as last year, according to...
Hawaii Parents Say ‘So Far, So Good’ As Schools Push Toward Full Reopening…Schools had to get creative to accommodate more in-person students while maintaining safety protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Early dismissal so staff can sanitize classrooms, intricate schedules and spreading kids into every corner of the room are among...
UH-Hilo chancellor delivers State of the University address
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/04/01/hawaii-news/uh-hilo-chancellor-delivers-state-of-the-university-address/
3 isle schools to get capital improvement funds
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/03/31/hawaii-news/3-isle-schools-to-get-capital-improvement-funds/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Hawaii’s Private Schools See Enrollment Drop More Than 20% For Preschoolers…The changes varied school to school and island to island, based on a new report by the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools.
Overall enrollment in private schools rose slightly for kindergarten through 12th grade but dropped by more than 20% for preschools...
Pandemic depresses college-going rates, especially for Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/03/24/hawaii-news/pandemic-depresses-college-going-rates-especially-for-native-hawaiians-pacific-islanders/
Teachers, parents and students call for Ke Kula O Ehunuikaimalino principal’s ouster
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/03/23/hawaii-news/teachers-parents-and-students-call-for-ke-kula-o-ehunuikaimalino-principals-ouster/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Resolutions urge BOE to consider Hawaii residents for superintendent’s post
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/03/18/hawaii-news/resolutions-urge-boe-to-consider-hawaii-residents-for-superintendents-post/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Leaders agree on safety guidelines for schools
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/03/16/hawaii-news/leaders-agree-on-safety-guidelines-for-schools/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
University of the Nations Kona looking to expand: Updated master plan proposes 62-acre addition
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/03/15/hawaii-news/university-of-the-nations-kona-looking-to-expand-updated-master-plan-proposes-62-acre-addition/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
From The Philippines To Lanai: State Hopes New Teaching Recruits Will Fill A Gap…Three Filipina teachers are working on Hawaii’s smallest inhabited island, while a fourth is on Oahu after a journey initially interrupted by COVID-19.
LANAI CITY, Lanai — Ninez Abonal paces the length of her classroom, laptop cradled in one arm, as she leads...
