The state has become increasingly reliant on emergency hires in recent years, but educational leaders are split on what role they should play in schools moving forward.

The Pāhoa Aquatic Center remains closed and communities are still cleaning up.

The Department of Education’s failure to provide detailed travel records is part of a broader pattern of poor record-keeping for Hawaiʻi schools, lawmakers and government transparency advocates say.

Nearly half the staff of the Office of Civil Rights was placed on paid leave this spring.

School leaders say spending on local products will increase once the DOE opens a regional kitchen in Wahiawā in 2027, but the department is nowhere near meeting its legislatively mandated goals.

Providers are preparing for the possibility of closing down dozens of early learning sites across the state as uncertainty swirls around federal funding and the expiration of grants.

The U.S. Education Department has taken action against a series of schools and states, including Hawai‘i.

The declining number of graduates from Hawaiʻi schools reflects larger concerns in the DOE about shrinking enrollment and the potential for school closures.

Lawmakers are prioritizing free meals for students and stronger protections for school employees this session, but less than 10% of education bills become law each year.

A state lawmaker is calling for new Title IX training requirements for students and teachers.