On a recent Wednesday morning, more than a dozen seventh-grade students waded into the Waiʻoli River on Kauaʻi’s north shore, their bright yellow shirts standing out against the murky water.  Kneeling in the sand, two girls carefully collected river water in glass vials, while fellow students lifted up long white nets filled with plankton and collected … Continue reading Hawaiʻi Charter Schools Promised A New Model. Did They Succeed?