WalletHub: Hawaii Teacher Salary Goes Least Furthest In US
The state has the lowest teacher salary when adjusted for cost of living, according to the personal finance website.
Pay Increase Approved For Hawaii School Officials
The salary adjustments impact three leadership tiers below the top-level superintendent and will help with recruitment challenges, according to the DOE.
Neighbor Island Schools Could Get More Money Next Year
The funds would help offset the added costs of operating a school outside the urban hub of Oahu, such as gas and mileage to cover travel for athletic events and field trips.
DOE Shuts Down Its Long-Running Alternative Diploma Program
The”C-Base program,” which was a pathway to a community school diploma for non-traditional students, is being replaced by a program that focuses on work readiness.
UH Enrollment Drops 3 Percent
Fewer students means less revenue for the university system.
Hawaii Students Feel Safer At School, But Not Everywhere
The 2018-19 School Climate Survey from the Hawaii Department of Education shows a wide discrepancy in student safety responses among public high schools.
UH Faculty, Staff Now Eligible For Home Ownership Program
Landed is expanding in Hawaii to include employees in higher ed.
College Without Expensive Textbooks? How UH Is Making That A Reality
The University of Hawaii is coming up with creative ways to eliminate traditional textbooks.
TMT Protest Movement Spurs Enrollment In Immersion Schools
Several Hawaiian immersion schools are seeing a spike in interest this year from parents energized by opposition to construction of a telescope on Mauna Kea.
DOE Leans On Schools To Cool Their Own Classrooms
Schools with the infrastructure to support new air conditioning units will be tasked with paying for and installing units on their own, instead of relying on the DOE.