December 2018
Tuesday, December 11The Fight Against Flight At Hawaii’s Public Middle Schools
Thursday, December 6Hawaii Public Schools Sued Over Unequal Treatment Of Female Athletes
Monday, December 3Want To Teach In Hawaii? The Job Often Comes With A Big Pay Cut
November 2018
Friday, November 30Lawsuit Claims State Denies Critical Therapy For Kids With Autism
Wednesday, November 28Hawaii Aims To Quicken The Pace Of School Repairs
Thursday, November 15Hawaii’s Teacher Shortage Is Getting Worse
Tuesday, November 13Protections For Transgender Kids Still Spotty Inside Schools
Thursday, November 8For Four Generations, Teaching Has Been ‘The Family Business’
Wednesday, November 7Hawaii Democrats Cheer New Balance of Power In Washington
October 2018
Monday, October 29Why The Effort To Curb School Bullying In Hawaii Isn’t Working
A Maui Mother Recounts Her Daughter’s Struggle With Bullying
Monday, October 22With ConAm Invalidated, Supporters And Opponents Ponder Next Moves
Thursday, October 4Supreme Court Agrees To Consider Challenge Of Constitutional Amendment
Hawaii DOE Wants To Classify Bullying At Highest Offense Level
Monday, October 1Chamber Of Commerce Pours $600K Into Fighting School-Funding Measure
September 2018
Wednesday, September 26Counties Ask Supreme Court To Invalidate Ballot Measure For School Funds
Monday, September 24This Ballot Measure Is Sparking Intense Debate Over Hawaii’s Schools
Tuesday, September 18DOE Proposes Increases For Executive-Level Salaries
Friday, September 14Department Of Education Settles Bullying Lawsuit for $10,000
Wednesday, September 12Federal Money Is Running Out For Charter Schools’ Pre-K Programs
Friday, September 7Judge: Property Tax Measure For Schools Can Stay On Ballot
Thursday, September 6Board of Education To Wait On Approving New Student Discipline Code
Hawaii DOE Looks To Strengthen Its Student Discipline Code
August 2018
Friday, August 31Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge To Romy Cachola’s Primary Win
Hawaii Turns To Military In Search For More Teachers
Lawsuit Slams DOE For ‘Grossly Inadequate’ Anti-Bullying Policies
Wednesday, August 29Attorney: No Proof Of Election Fraud by State Rep. Romy Cachola In Primary
Wednesday, August 22Honolulu Designates 20 Schools As Hurricane Shelters
Monday, August 20Elections Suit Accuses State Lawmaker Of Voter Fraud And Intimidation
Tuesday, August 14Crossing America In The Hunt For New Teachers
Monday, August 6Why College Now Starts In High School For So Many Hawaii Kids
July 2018
Monday, July 23Trying To Build ‘Generation One’ Of Micronesian Voters
Thursday, July 19The Painful Demise Of A Big Island Charter School
Tuesday, July 10Teachers Channel Frustrations Into Political Campaigns
Monday, July 9State Revokes Charter Of Big Island School
Thursday, July 5How Hawaii Is Trying To ‘Grow Our Own’ Pipeline of New Teachers
June 2018
Wednesday, June 27Economists: Public Employee Union Membership Is Bound To Drop
Wednesday, June 13The Crusade To Keep Hawaii Kids Fed This Summer
Tuesday, June 12Vog From Kilauea Increases The Need For Classroom Air Conditioning
Thursday, June 7Eruption Threatens Future Of Some Big Island Charter Schools
Tuesday, June 5A Gathering Of Exceptional Students Where Grades Take A Back Seat
Monday, June 4Innovation Pays Off For These Hawaii Schools
May 2018
Friday, May 25Study: Hawaii Lacks Sufficient High-Quality Child Care
Monday, May 21Hawaii Teachers Union Backs Gabbard Opponent For Congress
Monday, May 14School Board: Schools ‘Heading In The Right Direction’ Under New Leader
Thursday, May 10This Marshallese Tutor Is A ‘Connection To Home’ For Students
An Arkansas School District Goes All-In Welcoming Marshallese Students
Wednesday, May 9How Hawaii Schools Are Building Bridges To Micronesian Students
Wednesday, May 2Legislature Approves Bill To Protect Against Sex-Based Discrimination
April 2018
Friday, April 27Feds: Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Kids Suspended Far More Often
Monday, April 23Voters Will Decide Whether To Hike Property Taxes To Fund Schools
Thursday, April 19Study: Few Hawaii Students Have Access To After-School Meals
Wednesday, April 18Are Hawaii Schools Doing Enough To Address Bullying?
Tuesday, April 10Hawaii Teachers Think Your Kids Are Taking Way Too Many Tests
Monday, April 9Ige’s Pick To Lead School Board Has An Unusual Background: Education
Wednesday, April 4Bill Calls For Hawaii To Protect Students Who Allege Harassment
March 2018
Friday, March 23Hawaii Students Organize Several ‘March For Our Lives’ Rallies
Wednesday, March 21The NRA Is Giving Hawaii Schools A Lot Of Money
Tuesday, March 20DOE Official Slapped With Ethics Fine Is Reassigned
Wednesday, March 14Hawaii Students Join Walkouts In Wake Of School Shootings
Tuesday, March 13ACLU Says State Has No Plan To Address Gender Equity Issues
Students Find Their Voice In Preparing For Wednesday Walkouts
Tuesday, March 6Feds Say Hawaii Falls Short In Dealing With School Bullying
February 2018
Friday, February 23Hawaii Schools Chief: Threats Against Schools ‘Aren’t Taken Lightly’
Thursday, February 22‘We Are So Far Behind’: Hawaii Legislators Look To Make Schools Safer
Friday, February 9Hawaii Schools Can’t Seem To Give Breakfast Away
Wednesday, February 7Female Athletes Get The Short End Of The Stick At Some Hawaii High Schools
January 2018
Tuesday, January 30Charter Schools And Special Ed Will Be In The Legislative Spotlight
Thursday, January 25DOE Official Fined For Using State Resources On Her Doctoral Work
Tuesday, January 23Hawaii Education Plan Gets A Green Light From The Feds
Thursday, January 18What If A Missile Scare Happened On A School Day?
Tuesday, January 2An Inside Look At Ige’s Request For Millions More In Education Spending
December 2017
Friday, December 29Hawaii Looks To Spur School Creativity With ‘Innovation Grants’
Thursday, December 28Hawaii’s Expanding Hunt For The Elusive Schoolteacher
Wednesday, December 27Do SAT Takers Have An Unfair Edge For UH Scholarships?
Tuesday, December 19Why Vocational Education Is Back In Vogue in Some Hawaii Schools
Tuesday, December 12Charter School Debuts An Online Hawaiian-English Dictionary
Wednesday, December 6Board Of Education Seeks Public Money For Charter School Facilities
Monday, December 4UH Graduate Students Say GOP Tax Plan Could Derail Their Education
November 2017
Thursday, November 30How ‘Zombie Maze’ Is Teaching Hawaii Kids Computer Science
Tuesday, November 21Hawaii Has Fewer Certified Teachers This Year
Monday, November 20UH Manoa’s College of Education Names New Dean
Disabled Job Seekers Left In Limbo By Agency’s Cash Crunch
Monday, November 6Missing School Has Become A Huge Problem in Hawaii
October 2017
Monday, October 30Will Regular Classrooms Better Serve Hawaii’s Special Ed Students?
Friday, October 20Can School Gardens Get Kids To Eat Their Vegetables?
OHA Money Will Go Directly To Hawaiian Charter Schools
Thursday, October 12Educators: Pidgin Belongs In Hawaii Schools
Tuesday, October 10New Rule Pushes Hawaii To Hire More Certified Teachers
Monday, October 2Grading Hawaii’s New Schools Chief
September 2017
Friday, September 29How Hawaii Schools Are Rethinking Social Studies
Thursday, September 21Hawaiian Charter School Concerns Dominate OHA Meeting
Native Hawaiian Schools: Fight Erupts Over Money Management
Monday, September 18These Big Oahu Schools Got Bigger — And Small Ones Keep Shrinking
Wednesday, September 13Preschool In Hawaii: Expensive And ‘Ridiculously Hard to Find’
Tuesday, September 12Jury Clears School In Use Of Chair And Seat Belt For Special Ed Preschooler
Tuesday, September 5DOE: Maui’s Suspended School Bus Routes Are Being Restored
Friday, September 1Teaching Civility In The Time Of Trump
August 2017
Wednesday, August 23DOE And Rejected Vendor Clash Over Maui Bus Driver Shortage
Tuesday, August 22New Hawaii Schools Chief: ‘That’s What I Believe In’
Monday, August 21Will More Nurses in Hawaii Schools Help Keep Kids In Class?
Friday, August 18Hawaii Gov. David Ige Talks Schools With Civil Beat
Monday, August 14This Honolulu Charter School Has Found A Unique Way To Survive
Thursday, August 10Shortage of Bus Drivers Leave Maui Students, Parents Scrambling
Wednesday, August 2New Hawaii Schools Chief’s First Priority: Listening
July 2017
Thursday, July 20Foreign Student Spending in Hawaii Decreases By 25 Percent
Tuesday, July 18Some Students Shut Out Of School’s Marcus Mariota Event
Friday, July 14The Scramble To Recruit New Teachers — And Keep Them In Hawaii
Wednesday, July 5Here’s Some Help Understanding Hawaii’s Plans For Improving Public Schools
June 2017
Wednesday, June 28Hawaii Part-Time Teachers, Subs Lose Legal Battle For Millions In Back Pay
Friday, June 23Governor Approves Loans For Energy Savings In Schools
Wednesday, June 21Hawaii School Board Signs Off On Bid For Federal Dollars
Friday, June 16Hawaii Scrambles To Cool Down Hot Classrooms
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