Hawaii Schools May Soon Experience A Wave of Retirements
Three of the state’s 15 complex area superintendents are leaving this school year. Many more school officials will soon be eligible to retire.
Connecting Local Kids To Well-Paying Jobs In Hawaii
Education and business leaders recently came together to brainstorm how to fill companies’ needs with young people trained in Hawaii.
Kauai Students’ Teacher Housing Proposal Recognized
The Kauai Community College students earned second-place at a national entrepreneurship challenge.
Most UH Students Are People Of Color But Their Teachers Are Mainly White
But the percentage of non-white faculty is increasing, going from 44% in 2013 to about 50% in 2018
UHPA Names New Executive Director
Christian Fern succeeds Kristeen Hanselman.
Hawaii Schools Are Making Progress In Career And Technical Education
Completion of a vocational education program was the only area where DOE students showed improvement in the 2018-19 school year.
Why Hawaii Kids Can Still Be Denied School Lunches
A 2017 law required schools give students a grace period before withholding meals for those behind in their payments.
Teachers Weary Of Pay That Makes It Tough To Stay In The Classroom — Or Hawaii
During a series of DOE “listening sessions,” many teachers drew a connection between salaries and classroom conditions and Hawaii’s teacher shortage.
Even Free Tuition Isn’t Enough To Attract People To This Hawaii Teacher Program
A three-year-old initiative to train highly qualified teachers in Hawaii isn’t seeing a high number of applications, despite a push to recruit new candidates.
Audit: Poor Oversight Of State Law Lost DOE Millions
A new state audit slams the Hawaii Department of Education for lax management of a decade-old law meant to lessen the financial burden of building new schools.