Legislation that bolsters the early learning office’s control over public pre-K also includes a substantial amount of funding to other DOE programs.

Some charter school leaders say the bill detracted from what’s most important: more funding for their schools.

A San Francisco company unveiled a new partnership with state education and business leaders to help school teachers afford to buy homes here.

Legislation that bolsters the early learning office’s control over public pre-K also includes a substantial amount of funding to other DOE programs.

About 8% of the state’s public school students are “English learners,” with the most common first languages being Ilocano, Chuukese, Marshallese and Tagalog.

The statewide percentage of students exempted by their parents from being immunized is 8.1% at charter schools, 2.7% at private schools and 1.4% at traditional public schools.

A long-range DOE facilities plan has identified $7 billion in “top priority” capital needs, from adding more classrooms to repairing aging schools.

Christina Kishimoto mentioned the challenge of teacher retention in remote areas.

The fees on new residential developments in certain areas have proven controversial since they were authorized by the Legislature in 2007.

Now that it has provided data on school immunization rates, the state needs to get more aggressive to protect against communicable diseases.

Damien Barcarse of the Big Island would bring Hawaiian language fluency and cultural knowledge to the position.

After a long absence, Hawaii’s education department is bringing back a committee to advise top leaders on how schools can comply with Title IX.