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Anti-Bullying Measure: A Bill Whose Time Has Finally Come Twentyfour Students via Flickr

Anti-Bullying Measure: A Bill Whose Time Has Finally Come

Hawaii students are more likely to be bullied and attempt suicide than the national average. House Bill 819 would change the way we approach this challenge.

Nozoe Leaving Hawaii DOE for Post at Federal Level Eugene Tanner/U.S. DOE

Nozoe Leaving Hawaii DOE for Post at Federal Level

State’s chief academic officer will be the deputy assistant secretary for policy and programs at the U.S. DOE.

Cyberbullying: A Virtual Menace That Takes Its Toll on College Students Ozzzie/Flickr

Cyberbullying: A Virtual Menace That Takes Its Toll on College Students

New research shows that cyberbullying is becoming a serious problem on college campuses, especially for female students.

Lawmakers Take Another Step to Restore Preschool Money PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Lawmakers Take Another Step to Restore Preschool Money

Preschool Open Doors helps hundreds of Hawaii families but was left out of the budget mix. Lawmakers are working to fix the mistake.

Hawaii Monitor: Ethics Commission Ruling Draws Teachers’ Union Lawsuit Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat

Hawaii Monitor: Ethics Commission Ruling Draws Teachers’ Union Lawsuit

Commission says candidates for the Hawaii State Teachers Association can’t use school mailboxes to campaign.

Youth Get Glimpse of Future on Job Shadowing Day KITV 4 News

Youth Get Glimpse of Future on Job Shadowing Day

The Sustainable Hawaii Youth leadership Initiative’s spring break in the workplace featured future engineers, a prospective lawmaker and an aspiring journalist.

Kim Coco: Contradictory Efforts on School Bullying, Workplace Harassment Diego Grez via Wikimedia

Kim Coco: Contradictory Efforts on School Bullying, Workplace Harassment

As Hawaii moves forward with anti-bullying efforts to protect our children, we should not move backward on anti-harassment protections for workers.聽

Pay Hawaii Teachers More? State Study Proposed

Pay Hawaii Teachers More? State Study Proposed

Honolulu teachers have the lowest median salary of 60 major U.S. metropolitan areas when adjusted for the cost of living.

Hawaii Educators, Legislators Discuss Need for Universal Preschool Flickr: Grant Barrett

Hawaii Educators, Legislators Discuss Need for Universal Preschool

A new federal grant will help, but for now the focus remains on serving children from low-income families.

Hawaii Legislature Should Expand Preschool Programs Alia Wong/Civil Beat

Hawaii Legislature Should Expand Preschool Programs

At the same time, the state Department of Education needs to make sure it participates in federal grant programs that help pay for early education opportunities.