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Why Do These Candidates Want To Lead Hawaii’s Public Schools? Submitted

Why Do These Candidates Want To Lead Hawaii’s Public Schools?

The Board of Education is preparing to select the next Department of Education superintendent in front of the public.

How This After-School Program Is Trying To Bring Students Back Cassie Ordonio/Civil Beat/2022

How This After-School Program Is Trying To Bring Students Back

As after-school care providers prepare for the new school year, federal relief funds are helping them recruit more staff to boost capacity.

BOE Will Choose A New Superintendent Next Week After Finalist Interviews Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

BOE Will Choose A New Superintendent Next Week After Finalist Interviews

The interviews and the vote will be open to the public in-person and online in a process aimed at promoting transparency.

Hawaii Student Journalists Are Poised To Gain Press Freedom Guarantees Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii Student Journalists Are Poised To Gain Press Freedom Guarantees

A bill extending more First Amendment protections to student journalists and their advisers awaits Gov. David Ige’s signature.

Officials Urge Caution After Covid Cases Are Linked To Proms Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Officials Urge Caution After Covid Cases Are Linked To Proms

The Hawaii Department of Health confirmed several Covid and flu cases after high school proms on Oahu.

Lettuce Joins Short List Of Local Ingredients Served In Public Schools Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Lettuce Joins Short List Of Local Ingredients Served In Public Schools

Student meals will include locally grown leafy greens and less cheese as the DOE modifies menus to meet food sustainability and nutritional goals.

Neal Milner: What A Prom And A Baseball Tournament Tell Us About The Grit Of Covid-Era Teens Ludwig Laab/Civil Beat/2021

Neal Milner: What A Prom And A Baseball Tournament Tell Us About The Grit Of Covid-Era Teens

Three stories about high school students in Hawaii. Two are uplifting and inspiring. The other is frightening and sad.

Drinking Water At 72 Hawaii Schools To Be Tested For Lead Submitted

Drinking Water At 72 Hawaii Schools To Be Tested For Lead

The water sampling will complete a process that began with more than 100 schools last year.

Eric Stinton: ‘Failing’ Schools Make An Easy Political Target But The Reality Is Far More Complex Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Eric Stinton: ‘Failing’ Schools Make An Easy Political Target But The Reality Is Far More Complex

It’s true that far too many students fall short, but if we’re serious about solutions, we must look at causes beyond schools.

Hawaii Education Board Narrows Down Finalists For Superintendent Position Civil Beat/2010

Hawaii Education Board Narrows Down Finalists For Superintendent Position

Interim Superintendent Keith Hayashi made the list of finalists selected by the Board of Education search committee.