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The Children Left Behind: Kindergarten Age Cutoff Has Families Scrambling PF Bentley/Civil Beat

The Children Left Behind: Kindergarten Age Cutoff Has Families Scrambling

The change was intended to usher in a more robust early learning program, but what’s happening to the keiki now that the cutoff is in effect even though the program isn’t?

Record Number of Hawaii Public School Students Get AP Honors Fotolia

Record Number of Hawaii Public School Students Get AP Honors

The College Board gives “Scholar Awards” to students who earn exceptionally high scores on their Advanced Placement exams.

Classes Off to a Hot Start in Schools Without Air Conditioning PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Classes Off to a Hot Start in Schools Without Air Conditioning

Lessons are taught in sweaty, smelly conditions where sweltering students have a hard time concentrating. Will the Legislature do anything about it?

Should Public Money Be Used for Private Preschools? PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Should Public Money Be Used for Private Preschools?

Supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment call it critical to expanding early education, but opponents worry about the cost and the precedent.

USDOE Grants $20M for Native Hawaiian Education PF Bentley/Civil Beat

USDOE Grants $20M for Native Hawaiian Education

The grants support education programs and institutions that serve Native Hawaiian communities in areas ranging from kindergarten readiness to career training.

Hawaii Colleges Get So-So Scores in Newest U.S. News Rankings PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Hawaii Colleges Get So-So Scores in Newest U.S. News Rankings

Hawaii institutions got top marks for ethnic diversity but hardly made it onto lists evaluating overall academic excellence.

Hawaii Schools: Better Attendance Rates But Worse Test Scores PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Hawaii Schools: Better Attendance Rates But Worse Test Scores

The most recent Strive HI results show that science proficiency has improved, too.

Gov. Abercrombie Releases $39M for UH Facilities Upgrades PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Gov. Abercrombie Releases $39M for UH Facilities Upgrades

Campuses include UH Manoa, UH Hilo and a number of community colleges

Money 101: The State of Fiscal Affairs at the University of Hawaii at Manoa PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Money 101: The State of Fiscal Affairs at the University of Hawaii at Manoa

As a new school year begins, the ongoing dispute over how the campus spends its money warrants a crash course on how the budget works.

Hawaii DOE Proposes Cutting $9.2M from Special Education

Hawaii DOE Proposes Cutting $9.2M from Special Education

The proposal is based on unconfirmed state budget projections. Department officials say they’d be able to compensate for the cuts with other monies.