BOE approves proposed $1.5B budget
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2020/12/04/hawaii-news/boe-approves-proposed-1-5b-budget/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Education
Proposed state education budget cuts concern HSTA
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2020/12/03/hawaii-news/proposed-state-education-budget-cuts-concern-hsta/
University of Hawaii graduation rates rise even during coronavirus pandemic
Graduation rates rose at most of the University of Hawaii’s 10 campuses this year, with UH-Manoa reaching a record high,...
Hawaii community colleges extend application deadline to Dec. 29
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/11/24/breaking-news/more-time-to-apply-to-hawaii-community-colleges-as-deadline-pushed-to-dec-29/
Pay boost attracts more special-education teachers in Hawaii
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/11/18/hawaii-news/pay-boost-attracts-more-special-education-teachers-in-hawaii/
State House committee discusses several COVID-related topics with DOE officials
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2020/11/18/hawaii-news/state-house-committee-discusses-several-covid-related-topics-with-doe-officials/
Hawaii students reflect on ‘Standing Together, Six Feet Apart’
At a time when even adults may feel at a loss, six Hawaii teens are being honored for their inspiring...
Hawaii Teachers React To How Biden Presidency Might Reshape Education Policy 0 Improved civil rights protections for students, a renewed national focus on schools and the next secretary of education are top of mind
Early Saturday morning in Hawaii, when Joe Biden secured enough electoral votes to clinch the presidency, Joseph Manfre sent out...
Acellus online curriculum promotes religion, shows racial and cultural bias, Hawaii reviewers find
The Acellus online curriculum has gender, racial and cultural biases and seems to promote religion in the public schools, according...
Some Hawaii public schools shift gears for students foiled by online learning
At Waialua High &Intermediate School, administrators noticed as early as September that the seventh graders were floundering in distance learning...
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...
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...
