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Assistant Superintendent Retires From DOE Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Assistant Superintendent Retires From DOE

, who was assistant superintendent in the Office of Curriculum and Instructional Design, retired at the end of 2019.

Hawaii Board Of Education Wants More Transparency In School Construction Projects Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii Board Of Education Wants More Transparency In School Construction Projects

The Department of Education is expected to identify the criteria it uses in deciding how to divide the money it gets to repair and maintain school facilities.

Cyber Spies Are Quietly Boosting Hawaii’s High Tech Economy National Security Agency

Cyber Spies Are Quietly Boosting Hawaii’s High Tech Economy

Can the state build on a massive base of National Security Agency and other government cyber jobs?

A $75,000 Settlement Is Scaring Hawaii Charter Schools Ku驶u Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2019

A $75,000 Settlement Is Scaring Hawaii Charter Schools

A recent legislative directive that forces state agencies to cover the costs of legal claims could have a big impact on charter schools.

Some Students Go Hungry As They Navigate UH Law School Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Some Students Go Hungry As They Navigate UH Law School

A group of students, aided by alumni at the William S. Richardson School of Law, are setting up a food pantry to ensure fellow students have a steady supply of food.

Senators Think UH Regents Are ‘Too Cozy’ With Officials Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Senators Think UH Regents Are ‘Too Cozy’ With Officials

A Senate panel will be digging into university issues in the next month.

Sterling Higa: The High Cost Of Inequality Between Hawaii’s Public And Private Schools

Sterling Higa: The High Cost Of Inequality Between Hawaii’s Public And Private Schools

If elites continue to isolate themselves and ignore the needs of the masses, they will leave a poor state for their children after graduation.

Lawsuit: DOE Retaliated When Staffer Reported Misuse Of Federal Funds Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Lawsuit: DOE Retaliated When Staffer Reported Misuse Of Federal Funds

Carol Young says her troubles began when she blew the whistle on faulty payments to a DOE office worker.

Hawaii Board of Education Votes To Approve Extra Pay For Hard-To-Find Teachers Suevon Lee/Civil Beat/2019

Hawaii Board of Education Votes To Approve Extra Pay For Hard-To-Find Teachers

Some members were skeptical about the plans to pay for proposed pay differentials for teachers in areas like special ed and Hawaiian language immersion.

DOE Plan Would Boost Pay For Hard-To-Fill Teaching Positions Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

DOE Plan Would Boost Pay For Hard-To-Fill Teaching Positions

Updated: The governor said he will include the salary differentials in his executive supplemental budget request to the Legislature.