Public schools will start the second quarter Monday still largely in distance learning mode, with plans to gradually bring students back depending on coronavirus health metrics and campus capacity. Read more
Preschools in Hawaii are back in action with strict protocols to keep children and staff safe from the coronavirus, but enrollment has dropped substantially. Read more
News of the awards came as a welcome lift to staff at the schools as they deal with the coronavirus pandemic and the challenges of providing distance learning for most students. Read more
Mark Mauikanehoalani Lovell, a Hawaiiana/Pasifika teacher at Palolo Elementary School, found the multiple- choice question in the Acellus online curriculum so disturbing that he posted it on Instagram. Read more
Some public schools may offer blended learning later this fall under new Health Department benchmarks, but families should expect to start the second quarter Oct. 12 still in distance learning. Read more
Dole Middle School counselor Angie Choi, whose sister and colleague, Dayna Inouye, died Sept. 9, is urging the Board of Education to allow school employees to work from home. Read more
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Dr. Sarah Kemble appeared with Gov. David Ige and Superintendent Christina Kishimoto at a briefing today to announce the release of guidance and metrics for blended learning. Read more
The University of Hawaii at Manoa is considering merging, realigning or cutting some academic programs as it tries to meet Hawaii’s future needs in the face of a looming budget gap. Read more
State schools Superintendent Christina Kishimoto said Friday that Dole Middle School in Kalihi responded quickly and appropriately to recent COVID-19 cases but that contact tracing by the Health Department was too slow. Read more
‘Iolani School plans to bring all students back to campus Sept. 21 with extensive safety precautions against COVID-19, but some other big private schools remain wary of in-person classes. Read more
An eighth resident of the Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home in Hilo died Monday, one of 58 residents at the nursing home who have tested positive for COVID-19. Read more
The Hawaii State AFL-CIO, which represents 74 unions with 65,000 members, marked Labor Day by throwing its support to mayoral candidate Keith Amemiya, saying he shares the values of the working class. Read more
The patient had underlying health conditions and was hospitalized at Hilo Medical Center at the time of death. No further details were available. Read more
A broad coalition of legislators and business interests pushed for the independent School Facilities Agency, saying it will expedite school projects and generate revenue for education through public-private ventures to redevelop valuable campus lands. Read more
The Department of Education should be able to report cases of COVID-19 at specific public schools within 24 hours without violating federal privacy laws, the state auditor said in a report released Friday. Read more
Teachers and families have more clarity today after public schools extended distance learning through Oct. 2 and private schools got more specific guidance on operating during the shutdown. Read more
Laie Elementary School’s principal sent a letter to parents Aug. 7, announcing that her school would be using the Acellus distance learning program. Read more
A Hawaiian immersion charter school in Hilo, Ka ‘Umeke Ka‘eo, has reported a cluster of eight cases of COVID-19 among its employees and shut down all its facilities. Read more
Hundreds of public school teachers pleaded with the Board of Education on Thursday to let them telework given the surge in COVID-19 cases, saying their contract calls for it in emergencies like this. Read more
The new directive banning social gatherings of more than five people on Oahu does not apply to public schools, but the Hawaii State Teachers Association thinks it should. Read more
Kainoa Chung, 10, had hoped to return to Royal School on the slopes of Punchbowl with his buddies to start fifth grade on Monday. Read more
