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Events like Covid-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement have boosted Generation Z’s political awareness, but more needs to be done to engage the state’s youngest voters.

Garret Zakahi loved fishing in Aiea streams as a boy. He used his knowledge of aquaponics to transform his Waikiki school.

Last year nearly a third of vice principal positions in the state were either vacant or filled by educators who didn’t meet the certification requirements for the job.

The president of Punahou School contributed to a new publication to help educational institutions address speech and academic freedom.

Stevenson Middle School initially suspended nine students in January for having toy guns that were considered a threat to campus safety.

Despite major changes to education standards six years ago, not all students are getting the same level of support in developing the skills they need to become active citizens.

Roughly a quarter of Hawaiian immersion teachers are unlicensed, and schools need more educators as the programs grow in popularity.

Politicians, families and school administrators are grappling with how to best prepare students for the somber event, which coincides with the first week of school.

Private preschools are worried that they will lose teachers and students as the state pushes new public preschools.

The state is giving out bonuses and may ease licensing requirements to address an ongoing shortage of instructors in career technical education.