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Hawaii Schools Dump Distance Learning Program Over ‘Racist’ Content Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii Schools Dump Distance Learning Program Over ‘Racist’ Content

The Department of Education approved Acellus Learning Accelerator as an option for students learning remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eric Stinton: Getting The Hang Of Distance Learning Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Eric Stinton: Getting The Hang Of Distance Learning

If the first week is any indication of how things can be moving forward, I think we – students and teachers – will be all right.

DOE: 14 New School-Based COVID-19 Cases In Past Week Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

DOE: 14 New School-Based COVID-19 Cases In Past Week

The department plans to update the numbers every Friday afternoon.

New COVID-19 Response Team Will Help Schools Deal With Positive Cases Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

New COVID-19 Response Team Will Help Schools Deal With Positive Cases

State education officials have been increasingly criticized for not releasing information when positive cases occur.

UH Regents Approve Emergency Action In Response To Pandemic Screenshot/2020

UH Regents Approve Emergency Action In Response To Pandemic

The resolution gives university administrators broad support as difficult budget cuts loom but no specific reductions were made on Thursday.

Hawaii Principals Are Left To Trust Their ‘Gut’ On How To Reopen Schools PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Hawaii Principals Are Left To Trust Their ‘Gut’ On How To Reopen Schools

The responsibility has fallen to local administrators as the Department of Education continues to wait on COVID-19 guidance from the Department of Health.

Seeing The Good In At-Home Learning Courtesy: Miki Tomita

Seeing The Good In At-Home Learning

As the school year begins online, the places we live offer opportunities of their own.

DOE Struggles To Get Students The Technology They Need For Online Learning Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

DOE Struggles To Get Students The Technology They Need For Online Learning

The department is spending millions of dollars on laptops and mobile hotspots for low-income families but some devices have yet to arrive.

Parents Navigate Difficult Choices Around Schools’ Reopening Plans Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Parents Navigate Difficult Choices Around Schools’ Reopening Plans

Though most DOE public schools will be online-only for the first four weeks, hybrid models initially presented tough choices for parents.

Eric Stinton: School Leaders Have Tough Decisions To Make. It’s Time To Quit Waffling Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Eric Stinton: School Leaders Have Tough Decisions To Make. It’s Time To Quit Waffling

Playing wait and see on major decisions about the coming school year won’t help anyone.