Schools navigate Gaza protests amid graduation season
What are typically joyful ceremonies in which robed students cross stages to accept diplomas will have a different feel this month at many universities. Read more
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Israel backers attack pro-Palestinian camp at UCLA; NYC police arrest 300 at Columbia
The clashes at UCLA and in New York are part of the biggest outpouring of U.S. student activism since the anti-racism rallies and marches of 2020. Read more
Columbia University threatens to expel students occupying building
White House spokesperson John Kirby today denounced non-peaceful forms of student protests, calling the occupation of campus buildings “the wrong approach.” Read more
More public colleges admit high schoolers before they’ve applied
Public universities across the country increasingly are sending acceptance letters even before students apply to college. Read more
Education bills advance to full House and Senate
House and Senate conference committees plan to forward a host of education-related bills this week to the full House and Senate for final approval, including a statewide registry that would document and share all school staff misdeeds, along with other bills to ease qualifications for teacher licenses in Hawaii and provide more funding for Hawaiian immersion education. Read more
New round of debt forgiveness begins for Hawaii healthcare professionals
The Healthcare Education Loan Repayment Program was launched in September to offer debt relief for educational loans incurred by licensed and certified healthcare professionals in Hawaii. Read more
‘Decisions under fire’: Campuses try mix of tactics as protests grow
From coast to coast, colleges are grappling with a groundswell of student activism over Israel’s ongoing military campaign in the Gaza Strip. Read more
Police: Maryland athletic director used AI to frame principal with racist remarks
Authorities said the case appears to be among the first of its kind in the country and called for new laws to guard against the technology. Read more
USC cancels main commencement ceremony amid Gaza war protests
The university announced the move today, the day after more than 90 protesters were arrested on campus. Read more
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Police tangle with Texas and California students amid Gaza protests
At the University of Texas at Austin, hundreds of local and state police — including some on horseback and holding batons — clashed with protesters, pushing them off the campus lawn and at one point sending some tumbling into the street. Read more
Growing Movement: Students push for Israel divestment
The demand has its roots in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, a decades-old campaign against Israel’s policies toward the Palestinians. Read more
Chess champ, 7, dedicates win to Maui fire survivors
Laguna Jabola-Ing, a second grader from Ewa Elementary School, won his primary school division of the 2024 Guy Ontai State K-12 Scholastic Chess Championship tournament over the weekend. Read more
Columbia cancels in-person classes as protests sprout on U.S. campuses
Police have arrested over 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators at Columbia who had set up an encampment on the New York City campus. Read more
California rolls out free preschool, but child care challenges remain
Even when Pre-K lasts the whole school day, working parents struggle to find child care before 9 a.m. and after 3 p.m. Read more
Senior prom brings together Island Pacific students and kupuna
It was a senior prom in more ways than one when kupuna from the ‘Ilima at Leihano senior living community danced and made friends with students from Island Pacific Academy on Wednesday night. Read more
Ewa Makai Middle School bans e-bikes on campus after crash
The rule comes in the wake of an April 11 collision in which a 12-year-old boy riding an e-bike was critically injured after being struck by a passing car. Read more
55th Hawaii High School Journalism Awards resume in-person ceremony
Sacred Hearts Academy took home its second consecutive first-place award as Best in State at the 55th annual Hawaii High School Journalism Awards on Thursday. Read more
Police move to arrest protesters at Columbia
Officers removed about 50 tents, but demonstrators later reconstructed at least two of them alongside a “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” sign. Read more
Maui High announces $10M endowment from alum
Maui High School announced Tuesday it will receive a $10 million endowment from an alum who prefers to remain anonymous. Read more
Threatening note shutters 2 Oahu private schools
A note threatening gun violence at Damien Memorial School in Kalihi and Maryknoll School in Makiki prompted lockdowns and cancellation of classes and events Tuesday. Read more
USC cancels valedictorian’s speech after pro-Israel groups object
The Israel-Hamas war has presented a challenge for colleges under pressure to preserve free speech and open debate. Read more
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