School officials and state board members got a deep look at statewide student performance, but some left wanting more.
Some Hawaii schools are working with community groups to make swim lessons more affordable and more widely available.
The results of the 2018-19 school climate survey by DOE were similar to the previous year’s results.
The results on the 2019 “Nation’s Report Card” showed little difference from the 2017 results.
Three of the state’s 15 complex area superintendents are leaving this school year. Many more school officials will soon be eligible to retire.
Education and business leaders recently came together to brainstorm how to fill companies’ needs with young people trained in Hawaii.
The Kauai Community College students earned second-place at a national entrepreneurship challenge.
But the percentage of non-white faculty is increasing, going from 44% in 2013 to about 50% in 2018
Christian Fern succeeds Kristeen Hanselman.
The results on the 2019 “Nation’s Report Card” showed little difference from the 2017 results.
Three of the state’s 15 complex area superintendents are leaving this school year. Many more school officials will soon be eligible to retire.
Education and business leaders recently came together to brainstorm how to fill companies’ needs with young people trained in Hawaii.
The Kauai Community College students earned second-place at a national entrepreneurship challenge.
But the percentage of non-white faculty is increasing, going from 44% in 2013 to about 50% in 2018
Christian Fern succeeds Kristeen Hanselman.
Completion of a vocational education program was the only area where DOE students showed improvement in the 2018-19 school year.
A 2017 law required schools give students a grace period before withholding meals for those behind in their payments.
During a series of DOE “listening sessions,” many teachers drew a connection between salaries and classroom conditions and Hawaii’s teacher shortage.
A three-year-old initiative to train highly qualified teachers in Hawaii isn’t seeing a high number of applications, despite a push to recruit new candidates.
A new state audit slams the Hawaii Department of Education for lax management of a decade-old law meant to lessen the financial burden of building new schools.
The state has the lowest teacher salary when adjusted for cost of living, according to the personal finance website.
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