Friday, November 6, 2020 Hawaii AP Exams: Elite Students do Better, Others Fail–DoE Calls This ‘Progress’
Hawaii public school students continue to make progress on AP exams The percentage of HIDOE students receiving an AP Scholar...
Education
Kamehameha Schools students dominate at national science conference
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/10/27/hawaii-news/kamehameha-schools-students-dominate-at-national-science-conference/
Why Some Hawaii Parents Now Want Their Kids In Private School…One Catholic school principal said the calls have been nonstop, mostly from families who are tired of doing remote learning as part of the state public school system.
Dr. Mary Valenzuela, a longtime Oahu resident, has enrolled her two children, a fifth-grader and seventh-grader, in public schools their...
TMT opponents oppose small teaching telescope at Halepohaku
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2020/10/25/hawaii-news/tmt-opponents-oppose-small-teaching-telescope-at-halepohaku/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Education More Hawaii Parents Are Pulling Their Kids From DOE To Home School 1 The increase in the first three months of the current school year is a likely sign of the way COVID-19 has impacted school enrollment.
The state Department of Education has seen a surge in the number of students planning to home school this year...
Full distance learning unpopular with Oahu voters
Nearly half of Oahu voters believe schools in Hawaii should be giving students a mix of on-campus and online instruction,...
Lawmakers updated on how schools are spending virus relief funds
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2020/10/21/hawaii-news/lawmakers-updated-on-how-schools-are-spending-virus-relief-funds/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Hawaii Health Department updates guidance for schools reopening
The Department of Health released updated guidance for public and private schools Monday that aligns better with the new tiered reopening plans...
Enrollment down at UH-Hilo, HCC due to pandemic
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2020/10/11/hawaii-news/enrollment-down-at-uh-hilo-hcc-due-to-pandemic/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Hawaii Ed Board Chair Expects Acellus To ‘Drop Dead’ By End Of School Year 1 The online curriculum, which some principals have rejected for racist content, is likely on its way out.
Acellus Learning Accelerator, the controversial distance learning platform relied upon by many Hawaii public schools during this period of remote...
Hawaii’s public schools opt for different approaches this quarter
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Parents: Online learning program has racist, sexist content
HONOLULU — Zan Timtim doesn’t think it’s safe for her eighth-grade daughter to return to school in person during the...
Board of Education approves COVID-19 guidelines
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/10/02/hawaii-news/board-of-education-approves-covid-19-guidelines/
DOH GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOLS
DOH GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOLS Dr. Sarah Kemble, acting state epidemiologist at the Department of Health, explains the guidance for schools....
Teachers union disputes DOH’s reopening metrics
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Maui: Community rallies around longtime Haiku teacher Monica Nakahashi placed on leave while investigation pending
HAIKU — Second-generation students, alumni and former staff members rallied Monday behind a longtime Haiku Elementary School teacher who was...
Preschools seek to reassure parents amid enrollment drop in Hawaii
Preschools in Hawaii are back in action with strict protocols to keep children and staff safe from the coronavirus, but...
Halepohaku preferred site for teaching telescope
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2020/09/26/hawaii-news/halepohaku-preferred-site-for-teaching-telescope/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
UH-Hilo retains No. 1 diversity ranking
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2020/09/24/community/uh-hilo-retains-no-1-diversity-ranking/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Controversial online curriculum under scrutiny for Hawaii schools
I'm told this is being used here in North Kohala...... Mark Mauikanehoalani Lovell, a Hawaiiana/Pasifika teacher at Palolo Elementary School,...
