Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016
Another Special Ed Aide Says Reporting Abuse Got Her Banned
Her employer, Hawaii Behavioral Health, says a thorough investigation found the allegations were untrue.
John Hill/Civil Beat
Hawaii School Aide Said He Saw Abuse, Then He Got Fired
The Department of Education is silent about a claim that an educational assistant poured iced coffee over the head of a student
The White House
Bullying Of Asian-Americans, Pacific Islanders ‘On The Rise’
A new White House report underscores Hawaii statistics that show mistreatment of students by their peers.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015
Hawaii Charter School Commission Is Under The Microscope
School leaders’ complaints have the Board of Education considering a special performance review of the state’s charter school authorizer.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Lawmaker Rebuffed At DOE Meeting
The state representative was eventually allowed to observe the meeting with school officials and air-conditioning contractors.
Jon Callas/Flickr.com
Rebidding Classroom AC Work
The Department of Education rejected steep bids for its air conditioning project in hopes of getting better prices and cooling more classrooms.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
AG Asked To Check AC Bids
A state legislator worries if聽there is “a conspiracy to defraud taxpayers” by artificially inflating bids for the air conditioning of Hawaii classrooms.
PF Bentley/Civil Beat
Another Hot School Year Looms As Air Conditioning Initiative Delayed
The Hawaii Department of Education says it won’t fulfill its goal of cooling the air聽in 1,000 classrooms by the end of 2016 because of increased construction costs.
State, Teachers Union Air Concerns About Charter School On Big Island
Just a year old, Ka鈥檜 Learning Academy has sometimes struggled with a “steep learning curve,” its board chairman admits. But he denies any negligence.
Hawaii Governor's Office
New Pick For Board Of Education
Gov. David Ige appoints Kenneth Uemura to the board replacing Amy Asselbaye, and reappoints Brian DeLima.