On the Waianae coast, the state DOE deploys a food truck to distribute free, freshly packaged meals to kids in need.

Amy Kunz’s appointment to the University of Hawaii system was tucked in a recent meeting agenda item from the UH Board of Regents.

The developments come after the question of who would be in charge of pre-kindergarten expansion was a hot topic during the legislative session.

The state erroneously reported there were no such cases in 2015-16, the latest school year studied nationwide. Last school year, 66 Hawaii schools reported at least one restraint case.

Two local teachers saw their questions selected from among about 1,800 submitted in advance for some of the top contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Dann Carlson is leaving the Education Department to become 154th Wing Commander with the Hawaii Air National Guard.

A recently signed law includes more specifics on what the Hawaii DOE must report in order in order to help narrow the teacher retention gap.

Three Big Island teachers are producing a podcast, “Maestros Vibe,” that covers a range of topics from teacher shortages to the school-to-prison pipeline.

Act 116 provides $1.3 million in annual funding to the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board, the licensing entity for Hawaii educators.

The school pursues some simple strategies for getting kids to school: home visits, phones calls to parents, emergency supplies of clean clothes and rewards like extra recess.

DOE officials said the department needs to cut eligibility because the expansion of a federal free meal service to low-income students “inadvertently” made free bus rides more widely available.

Not only is there a racial disparity in suspensions, but the days lost to that punishment in the islands far exceed the national average, according to a new analysis.