Nearly 4 in 10 public elementary schools have welcomed back all students who want daily in-person classes, and the rest have kids on campus at least some days, as do virtually all secondary schools. Read more
Nearly twice as many families in Hawaii decided to home-school their children this academic year as last year, according to new data from public schools and the Census Bureau. Read more
A program to help public school graduates make a smooth transition to college and careers showed remarkable results last year and is now open to the class of 2021. Read more
A bill requiring the Department of Education to publicly identify which schools have coronavirus cases is moving forward at the Legislature, although state officials are concerned it might lead to panic and stigma. Read more
Nearly half of all households with children in Hawaii are “food insecure,” with 15% simply not having enough to eat, according to a new report from the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s College of Social Sciences. Read more
The class of 2020 at Hawaii’s public high schools managed to graduate at a record rate after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic last spring, but far fewer of those graduates enrolled in college, new data shows. Read more
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Precisely a year after Hawaii public schools switched to distance learning due to the coronavirus, nearly the entire student body at Aikahi Elementary School flocked back to campus Monday. Read more
A push to change the name of McKinley High School and remove its towering bronze statue of President William McKinley ran aground Thursday at the Legislature after passionate testimony on both sides. Read more
The situation will vary from campus to campus, depending on conditions at the school, student needs and parent preferences. Read more
Young children in Hawaii can become “Keiki Heroes” and learn to protect each other from the coronavirus pandemic, with the help of free activity books in multiple languages and an engaging website geared just for them. Read more
A major perk of working at Punahou School — free tuition for one child — will end for new employees in the fall of 2022, a move that could affect staff recruitment. Read more
Superintendent Christina Kishimoto announced today that she will step down on July 30 after four years at the helm of Hawaii’s public schools, rather than seek to extend her contract. Read more
Starting this week, Hawaii’s public high schools can bring student athletes back to campus for conditioning and team practices for the first time since switching to distance learning nearly a year ago. Read more
First graders at Solomon Elementary School squealed and cheered as they skipped past and then stomped on bright blue floor tiles that lit up, changed color and made sounds. Read more
The principals’ union came out Thursday against renewing Superintendent Christina Kishimoto’s contract, saying she has failed to consult with them or provide clear guidance during the pandemic. Read more
The coronavirus pandemic has thrown off job prospects for many teenagers, but Hawaii’s construction industry is still buzzing along and seeking students for paid summer internships at job sites. Read more
The university announced in a news release this morning that it is “working to contain an apparent COVID-19 cluster in on-campus student housing.” Read more
Dr. Sarah Kemble, acting state epidemiologist, says Hawaii’s public schools should resume in-person classes as soon as possible because children can come back safely and are missing out on too much. Read more
The Board of Education voted Thursday to assure that teachers in special education and other shortage areas continue receiving up to $10,000 in extra pay annually despite the fiscal crisis. Read more
Along with the rise in vaping, the survey found a notable increase in feelings of hopelessness among teenagers in Hawaii, even before the novel coronavirus struck and isolated many of them at home. Read more
Slightly more than half of all public school teachers in Hawaii have received a coronavirus vaccination so far, according to a survey last week by the Hawaii State Teachers Association. Read more
