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School Year To Bring New Policies For Hawaii’s Transgender Students Flickr

School Year To Bring New Policies For Hawaii’s Transgender Students

From bathroom usage to parental notification, island schools are “places of aloha,” deputy superintendent tells school board.

Ige Announces Hawaii Education Summit John Hook

Ige Announces Hawaii Education Summit

The Every Student Succeeds Act and other major topics in the education field will take center stage at next聽month’s conference.

New Director For UH Cancer Center PF Bentley/Civil Beat

New Director For UH Cancer Center

The University of Hawaii is looking to hire the chief medical officer for cancer in the Mount Sinai Health System聽in New York City

How Can We Improve Hawaii Schools? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

How Can We Improve Hawaii Schools?

The Department of Education is seeking public input on its goals for public education in Hawaii.

Hawaii’s Teachers Union Makes Early Legislative Endorsements Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii’s Teachers Union Makes Early Legislative Endorsements

UPDATED: Two weeks before the filing deadline, the HSTA聽has聽picked its slate of聽primary candidates. They don’t include the House Education Committee chairs.

Kim Coco Iwamoto For Senate Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Kim Coco Iwamoto For Senate

The former Hawaii Board of Education member is running for Suzanne Chun Oakland’s open seat.

Lack Of School Facilities ‘Crippling’ Many Charters Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Lack Of School Facilities ‘Crippling’ Many Charters

The challenge of finding space means classes meet in tents, at libraries — even at a McDonald’s

Advocates Ask State For Clear Policies On Transgender Students Civil Beat/2010

Advocates Ask State For Clear Policies On Transgender Students

The Kumu Hina Project asks the Department of Education to protect transgender students’ rights.

Nominees To Charter School Commission Named Screenshot / Hawaii Public Charter School Commission website

Nominees To Charter School Commission Named

Four out of the nine seats are up for grabs on the besieged聽Hawaii State Public Charter School Commission.

Living Hawaii: The Pipe Dream Of Teaching In Paradise Goes Global Flickr.com/Todd Huffman

Living Hawaii: The Pipe Dream Of Teaching In Paradise Goes Global

Unemployed college graduates, Hawaii聽wants you! The islands need you! And they’ll pay a lot for you! Or so the viral story goes — and goes.