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Voters Will Decide Whether To Hike Property Taxes To Fund Schools Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Voters Will Decide Whether To Hike Property Taxes To Fund Schools

Even if the proposed constitutional amendment passes in November, it won’t automatically guarantee new money for schools.

Study: Few Hawaii Students Have Access To After-School Meals Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Study: Few Hawaii Students Have Access To After-School Meals

A new report by the Food Research & Action Center shows Hawaii near the bottom in terms of serving an after-school supper to low-income students.

Are Hawaii Schools Doing Enough To Address Bullying? Courtesy Joshua Franklin

Are Hawaii Schools Doing Enough To Address Bullying?

DOE takes steps to beef up its anti-bullying efforts, but it faces a lawsuit alleging schools didn’t stop the harassment of two students.

Taro Patches Are Classrooms For These Nanakuli Students Katie Boon/Civil Beat

Taro Patches Are Classrooms For These Nanakuli Students

They’re studying water management issues and pushing for the release of water into stream beds for agricultural use.

Hawaii Teacher: How Jobs At Public And Private Schools Compare PF Bentley/Civil Beat/2014

Hawaii Teacher: How Jobs At Public And Private Schools Compare

A lot of public school teachers have been lured to private schools by modern facilities and smaller classes. Here’s what some said about their experiences.

Hawaii Teachers Think Your Kids Are Taking Way Too Many Tests Flickr: Alberto G.

Hawaii Teachers Think Your Kids Are Taking Way Too Many Tests

The state Senate is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a teachers’ union-backed bill that would cap mandatory tests for students at four per year.

Ige鈥檚 Pick To Lead School Board Has An Unusual Background: Education Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Ige鈥檚 Pick To Lead School Board Has An Unusual Background: Education

Catherine Payne wants the Hawaii Board of Education more involved in setting policy and more visible to the public.

Bill Calls For Hawaii To Protect Students Who Allege Harassment Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

Bill Calls For Hawaii To Protect Students Who Allege Harassment

The measure would establish a state corollary to the federal Title IX law prohibiting gender discrimination.

College Would Get A Lot More Affordable Under This New Schatz Proposal Cory Lum/Civil Beat

College Would Get A Lot More Affordable Under This New Schatz Proposal

The Hawaii senator’s debt-free college plan is getting some attention nationally even though it’s unlikely to gain congressional approval any time soon.

On Campus: A Teacher’s Journey April Estrellon/Civil Beat

On Campus: A Teacher’s Journey

Kamalani Academy teachers talk about their journey to the classroom, and the triumphs and pitfalls of starting a new charter school.