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Jonathan Okamura: What I Would Have Said At The UH Manoa Graduation Ceremony Provided: UH West Oahu

Jonathan Okamura: What I Would Have Said At The UH Manoa Graduation Ceremony

Working as an emergency public school teacher would allow graduates to give back to Hawaii.

Board Of Education To Consider Computer Science As A Graduation Requirement Suevon Lee/Civil Beat/2017

Board Of Education To Consider Computer Science As A Graduation Requirement

Legislators say the move would help students get lucrative jobs in STEM fields.

Informal Caregivers Are Propping Up Hawaii鈥檚 Child Care Industry With Little Support Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report/2023

Informal Caregivers Are Propping Up Hawaii鈥檚 Child Care Industry With Little Support

Providing enrichment opportunities and training to grandparents and friends providing in-home child care can have a big impact on school readiness.

Kauai Charter School Pursues New Campus In Kilauea Brittany Lyte/Civil Beat/2022

Kauai Charter School Pursues New Campus In Kilauea

The planned middle and high school for students on the North Shore is fundraising to buy an 11-acre campus.

Eric Stinton: New Contract Is A Much-Needed Win For Teachers But There’s More To Be Done David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Eric Stinton: New Contract Is A Much-Needed Win For Teachers But There’s More To Be Done

The pay increase is absolutely necessary, but it鈥檚 not enough to fix the long-festering issues affecting Hawaii’s education system.

Danny De Gracia: The War Against Covid Is About To Get Personal Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Danny De Gracia: The War Against Covid Is About To Get Personal

The future battle against the coronavirus will need to be waged by individuals with a focus on healthier local schools.

Lawmakers Are Trying To Make It Safer For Children To Get To School Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Lawmakers Are Trying To Make It Safer For Children To Get To School

The initiative comes after Hawaii saw more than 100 cases of traffic-related fatalities in 2022, many near schools. 

Are Hawaii Child Labor Laws Hampering Work-Based Learning Opportunities? David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022

Are Hawaii Child Labor Laws Hampering Work-Based Learning Opportunities?

House Concurrent Resolution 58 asks the state to review the current youth work permit system.

Hawaii’s Public School Teachers Ratify New Contract David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaii’s Public School Teachers Ratify New Contract

The contract, which spans from 2023 to 2027, significantly raises entry-level pay.

Plan For Dramatic Increase In Preschool Slots for Low-Income Kids Moves Forward Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Plan For Dramatic Increase In Preschool Slots for Low-Income Kids Moves Forward

The decision raises hopes that Hawaii can boost the number of children participating in the Open Doors program from about 1,200 to about 4,000.