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Hawaii School Board Members Unhappy With Changes to Teacher Evaluations
Some prefer the previous version of the performance-based system, which was widely criticized by teachers as burdensome and unfair but ultimately rated most of them “effective.”
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DOE Spent $26M on New Common Core Materials
The digital products come as a relief to some educators and a cause for consternation among others.
Hawaii Department of Education
DOE Outsources Teacher Mentoring for $3.5 Million
The state partnered with a national nonprofit, the New Teacher Center, in 2012, but some educators say the task is better handled locally.
Hawaii Department of Education
Teaching Force Becoming Less Stable, More Female, National Study Finds
The report looks at seven trends that have driven the transformation of the teaching force since 2008.
National Weather Service
UH Closes All Campuses in Anticipation of Storm
The university has added Oahu, Kauai campuses to its list of school closures.
University of Hawaii
Fired UH Chancellor Says Cancer Center Politics Sparked His Termination
Tom Apple had defended his leadership in a letter to UH President David Lassner, who wrote a performance evaluation that faulted Apple’s “decision-making.”
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Water Complications Close 4 Kauai Schools on First Day of Classes
Kauai High, Kamakahelei Middle, King Kaumualii Elementary and Wilcox Elementary will be closed tomorrow, the first day of school.
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Students, Faculty Slam UH President for Firing Apple
UH President David Lassner terminated the former UH Manoa chancellor the day before a planned student-faculty protest.
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Four UH Regents File New Financial Disclosure Reports
The disclosures follow the Ethics Commission’s decision that only those reports filed after the new law took effect will be made public.
University of Hawaii at Manoa
It’s Official: Tom Apple Is Out as UH Manoa Chancellor
He’ll apparently remain as a faculty member, according to termination letter and settlement offer you can read here.