Education

Half Of UH Students Struggle To Get Food Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Half Of UH Students Struggle To Get Food

For students at the University of Hawaiʻi, skipping a meal or going hungry isn’t uncommon, according to new data.

Hawai‘i State Library Bans Displays For Banned Books Week Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Hawai‘i State Library Bans Displays For Banned Books Week

The state librarian says the new guidelines help people avoid any confusion that the library is banning books.

E-Bikes In Schools: Hawaiʻi Politicians Call For Restrictions Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

E-Bikes In Schools: Hawaiʻi Politicians Call For Restrictions

Efforts to implement stricter rules and more consistent standards have taken on urgency amid a sharp increase in traffic fatalities this year.

Here’s Where Hawaiʻi School Enrollment Is Dropping Fastest Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Here’s Where Hawaiʻi School Enrollment Is Dropping Fastest

The state is looking at redistricting schools and closing campuses amid an ongoing decline in enrollment.

Surfing State Championships Coming To Hawaiʻi Schools This Spring David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Surfing State Championships Coming To Hawaiʻi Schools This Spring

Surfing has been a high school sport since 2004, but a lack of funding and state support has kept many schools from starting their own competitive teams.

Some North Carolina Students Never Returned To School After Hurricane Helene AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough/2024

Some North Carolina Students Never Returned To School After Hurricane Helene

The hurricane hit North Carolina a year ago, and the homeless student population surged, doubling in some places and even increasing fourfold in one county.

Hawaiʻi High School Seniors Could Face Major Spike In Graduation Costs Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Hawaiʻi High School Seniors Could Face Major Spike In Graduation Costs

A proposal from the state education department would raise the maximum cost for caps and gowns from $25 to $125.

DOE Aims To Avoid School Closures Through Redistricting Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

DOE Aims To Avoid School Closures Through Redistricting

Redistricting plans could take effect as early as fall 2026, according to a recent memo shared with the Board of Education.

Hawaiʻi School Superintendents Could See Big Increases In Pay Ranges Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaiʻi School Superintendents Could See Big Increases In Pay Ranges

A study found that the superintendents earn less than their counterparts on the mainland.

Hawaiʻi Is Turning To Charters To Expand Free Preschool Options Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Hawaiʻi Is Turning To Charters To Expand Free Preschool Options

Backers say charter preschools can encourage more teachers to work in early education if the state increases their funding.