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Hawaii schools continued to operate a popular alternative diploma program from 2014 to 2019, despite it not meeting federal standards. Now some of those graduates are unable to access financial aid. 

Stakeholders are cautiously hopeful that the state’s new plan for public education will reflect their feedback this time around.

Creating stronger connections on campus is key to addressing longstanding disparities in educational achievement in the state.

Josh Reppun uses film and podcasts to highlight the bright spots in Hawaii’s classrooms.

Distance learning had an outsized effect on students learning English. The DOE hopes more qualified teachers will turn things around.

A former student said her coach “groomed, manipulated, sexually exploited” her.

Hawaii’s only charter school authorizer is charting a path to progress, but some school leaders remain skeptical about the commission’s ability to both regulate and support the schools.

There’s demand for olelo Hawaii, but parents are looking for dual language education in other languages, too, namely Mandarin and Japanese.

Girls are emotionally and mentally ready for school at an earlier age than boys, and in virtually every measure of K-12 school success and progress, girls do better than boys.

Michael Ida, Hawaii’s 2023 teacher of the year, says kids are ready to learn again.