Back in class: West Hawaii schools to increase in-person instruction
Students in West Hawaii will soon be spending more time inside the classroom. Department of Education officials met in a...
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Hawaii State Teachers Association opposes superintendent’s renewal
The Hawaii State Teachers Association on Tuesday said it opposes the renewal of schools Superintendent Christina Kishimoto’s contract and intends to testify...
Back to school soon? Support grows for more in-person instruction after spring break
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/03/03/hawaii-news/back-to-school-soon-support-grows-for-more-in-person-instruction-after-spring-break/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
New research facility planned for UH-Hilo
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2021/03/02/hawaii-news/new-research-facility-planned-for-uh-hilo/
Ige against ‘arbitrary’ reopening of schools
Gov. David Ige pushed back Monday against proposals to universally reopen Hawaii schools after spring break next month. Sen. Brian...
Hawaii Always Had A Hard Time Recruiting Teachers. The Pandemic Made It Harder…Hawaii is rethinking its teacher recruitment strategies, including virtual job fairs, but it’s a hard sell when even preexisting successful initiatives face a shaky future.
Soon after graduating from Harvard last May, Vinny Byju fulfilled his dream of moving to Hawaii to teach social studies...
COVID-19 cases declining among Hawaii public school students and staff
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/02/21/hawaii-news/hawaii-sees-59-new-coronavirus-cases-bringing-the-states-total-to-27107-2/
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...
