COVID-19 cases declining among Hawaii public school students and staff
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Hawaii school board votes to keep pay hikes for special-education teachers, other shortage areas
The Board of Education voted Thursday to assure that teachers in special education and other shortage areas continue receiving up...
DOE Superintendent Says Better Spacing Guidance Is Needed For School Reopenings…Christina Kishimoto said she’ll meet with state health officials and lawmakers Friday to discuss how best to proceed in light of new federal guidance.
Hawaii’s schools superintendent would like to see all elementary and middle school students back in class as soon as possible...
Panel designates relief money for teacher salaries
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/02/17/hawaii-news/panel-designates-relief-money-for-teacher-salaries/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
More public school students in Hawaii head back to campus
Things are almost back to normal in Charisse Kapapa’s fifth grade classroom at Kaiulani Elementary School, where her students report...
How Hawaii Schools Are Teaching Kindness And Empathy In A Volatile World…The need for teaching kindness and civility became especially acute during ex-President Donald Trump’s turbulent term in the White House, say educators.
Last month, Lori Kwee’s third graders at Ala Wai Elementary School were given a specific task: do something nice for...
Ige reduces budget cut for public schools
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/02/10/hawaii-news/ige-reduces-budget-cut-for-public-schools/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
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COVID-19 Was ‘The Last Straw’ For Hawaii’s Oldest Catholic School…St. Ann School has been a fixture in Kaneohe for more than a century but couldn’t overcome pressure from declining enrollment and growing expenses.
t. Ann School, the oldest Catholic school in Hawaii, persevered through some of the most turbulent chapters of Hawaii’s history,...
Federal funding to provide for extra academic support
U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz announced Monday that Hawaii K-12 schools will receive more than $56.5 million in new federal funding...
Teaching telescope project to proceed at Halepohaku
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/01/25/hawaii-news/teaching-telescope-project-to-proceed-at-halepohaku/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Ige: DOE budget cuts won’t be as steep as anticipated
While the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic will require the state Department of Education to make wide-ranging budget cuts during...
DOE To Present Grim Staffing Plan But Says Teacher Layoffs Are A ‘Last Resort’…The Department of Education will present the schools’ proposed reorganization plans to the state Board of Education on Thursday.
Consolidated classrooms, no security guards and the disappearance of Hawaiian studies programs: these are the kinds of cuts Hawaii public...
University of Hawaii and Department of Education brace for budget cuts
Millions of dollars in budget cuts to the state Department of Education and University of Hawaii system are expected to...
Big Isle pediatricians to DOE: ‘Open our schools’
In a letter sent to Superintendent Christina Kishimoto and local complex area superintendents, six East Hawaii pediatricians — Lauren Stuart,...
Why more kids aren’t back at school; Despite low COVID case counts, administrators say numerous hurdles remain
Despite relatively low COVID-19 infection rates on the Big Island, some schools have opted to continue with distance learning this...
Tutoring could help reverse loss of learning in Hawaii public middle schools
The state Department of Education plans to offer special one-on-one tutoring and continue expanded summer school programs this year to...
The DOE Plans To Use Private Tutors To Help Struggling Students Catch Up…Hawaii’s Department of Education requested private tutoring proposals in October to address “unprecedented issues related to student learning” due to the pandemic.
Help is on the way for Hawaii students who are struggling academically during the pandemic. In what appears to be...
UH-Hilo chancellor responds to criticism from Faculty Congress
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/01/11/hawaii-news/uh-hilo-chancellor-responds-to-criticism-from-faculty-congress/
No decisions yet about how UH-Hilo will address governor’s proposed $5.7M budget cut
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/01/06/hawaii-news/no-decisions-yet-about-how-uh-hilo-will-address-governors-proposed-5-7m-budget-cut/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
