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A tax increase is almost certainly a non-starter at the Legislature, but the call for education reform from new union leaders will at least focus attention on the issues.

Time spent with electronic devices can be educational for children in many ways, but parents are still advised to limit that time.

The new law replacing No Child Left Behind is being heralded as a return to local control; but in Hawaii, little may change.

UH’s deferred maintenance backlog is now $503 million — a displeasing figure to members of the House Committee on Higher Education.

The Charter School Commission was lax in monitoring the now-closed Halau Lokahi school, and possibly other schools, a report says.

The Board of Education is embarking on a charter school listening tour, after complaints from charter school leaders about current oversight.

An organization is working to restore E Ala voyaging canoe and create educational opportunities for students on the Leeward Coast.

In Alaska, Mount McKinley is now Denali, thanks to President Obama. Should our high school revert to its old name, too? A petition drive is in the works.

The policy was scaled back to address the concerns of school administrators, and language was removed that would have made suspensions a last resort.

After months of delayed votes on a new student discipline policy that would make suspensions an action of last resort, the BOE considers a scaled-back version.