The Department of Education doesn’t track how many students lack computers and internet access, but they tend to be low income and in rural areas.
Seniors in good standing through the third quarter will receive a high school diploma.
The solution is a patchwork of instructional packets and virtual lesson planning as no end appears in sight for the coronavirus timeline.
DOE officials acknowledge meal shortages at some sites. New sites will help alleviate that, they said.
Despite the continuing school closures, the DOE school system, on a whole, remains open and operational, said the superintendent.
The grab-and-go meals at a handful of sites around Oahu supplement the DOE’s own meal service which began this week while schools are closed.
As coronavirus cases rise in the state, child care centers emerge as an “essential function” for front-line workers.
Many students depend on school meals to keep from going hungry.
The Department of Education update means six more instructional days are canceled.
DOE officials acknowledge meal shortages at some sites. New sites will help alleviate that, they said.
Despite the continuing school closures, the DOE school system, on a whole, remains open and operational, said the superintendent.
The grab-and-go meals at a handful of sites around Oahu supplement the DOE’s own meal service which began this week while schools are closed.
As coronavirus cases rise in the state, child care centers emerge as an “essential function” for front-line workers.
Many students depend on school meals to keep from going hungry.
The Department of Education update means six more instructional days are canceled.
The union says the state’s plan to have teachers back in the classroom next week and kids the week after is too soon.
A proposal to provide more preschool programs for Hawaii’s toddlers passed the House last week. But division remains about what those programs should look like.
The state has now confirmed seven cases of COVID-19.
The order, which comes as spring break nears, does not impact inter-island travel.
Hawaii Pacific University has experienced plunging enrollment, steep operating losses and large debt. Now it’s planning for an ambitious turnaround at a time when many small colleges are in trouble.
House Bill 1529 calls for allowing student journalists at public schools to exercise freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
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