Below-market rentals, awards program support Lahaina educators
Hawaii Schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi said one out of every three West Maui educators was displaced from housing by the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire. Read more
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Trump’s education secretary pick named in sexual abuse lawsuit
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Strategies for high school grads to increase income
The new report adds to a growing body of evidence that routes to upward mobility in America exist for the 60% of the nation’s labor force without a four-year college degree. Read more
At 17, she just passed the state bar of California
The California bar is among the most difficult licensing requirements exams in the country, and just under 54% of the 8,291 people who took it in July passed. Read more
Trump picks former WWE CEO Linda McMahon as education secretary
Trump said she will fight “tirelessly” to expand universal school choice across the U.S. Read more
OpenAI launches free AI training course for teachers
The move comes as OpenAI is stepping up efforts to highlight the positive role in education of its ChatGPT chatbot whose launch in November 2022 kicked off a generative AI craze and made it one of the world’s fastest-growing applications. Read more
Students connect to heritage as Filipino studies begin
Filipino history and culture matter. And many Filipino students felt their heritage mattered enough to be taught in school. Read more
Kamehameha Schools trustee process is upheld
An almost decade-old effort to make the selection process for Kamehameha Schools trustees more self-governing appears to have come up short in state court. Read more
Benioffs fund $2.5M for Hawaii public school teachers’ projects
DonorsChoose is a nonprofit, fundraising platform public school teachers can use to request classroom supplies or items needed for specific projects. Read more
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Plaque near McKinley statue addresses misrepresentation
The Association of Hawaiian Civic Clubs unveiled a new plaque Monday at the President William McKinley High School campus. Read more
Work continues on broken 20-inch water main in Waimanalo
The rupture disrupted service for much of the area and closed Waimanalo Elementary & Intermediate School on Friday. Read more
Enrollment at UH’s 10 campuses surpasses 50,000
Enrollment across the 10 campuses of the University of Hawaii has exceeded 50,000 students for the first time since 2018. For the fall 2024 semester, the UH system reported a head count of 50,418 students, marking a 3% increase over fall 2023. Read more
Halloween Eve flash flood at UH-Manoa left ruin in its wake 20 years ago
Wednesday marks the 20th anniversary of a Halloween Eve flash flood that sent a tsunami of mud, water and debris up to 8 feet high roaring through the University of Hawaii Manoa campus, damaging 30 buildings and tossing dumpsters. Read more
Hawaii grown: School lunch made entirely of local ingredients
The lunch seemed popular among the roughly 200 students Friday, with some exceptions. Read more
University of Hawaii faculty ratify new contract
Faculty voted electronically on the tentative agreement from Tuesday through Thursday, with the contract receiving “overwhelmingly in favor” approval, according to a statement. Read more
Next University of Hawaii President Wendy Hensel vows to lead with a ‘heart open wide’
Hensel acknowledged the disappointment among some that no local candidate made it as a finalist and vowed she will take the helm of UH with a “heart open wide.” Read more
Wendy Hensel selected as next University of Hawaii president
If she accepts, Hensel will take over the 10-campus system following the December retirement of current President David Lassner. Read more
Regents meet privately with 2 finalists for University of Hawaii president
Each of the finalists later arrived separately and out of sight to talk to the regents after the public was dismissed from UH-Manoa’s Bachman Hall. Read more
UH regents criticized over search, process for next president
Some of the testimony — both in writing and in person — urged the 11 regents to start their search over, while others objected that the appointment of an interim president in the meantime would delay efforts and progress at UH. Read more
Kalani High’s Silver is named Hawaii State Teacher of the Year
The state Department of Education announced Tuesday that Bryan Silver of Kalani High School has been named the 2025 Hawaii State Teacher of the Year, the highest honor given annually to one of over 13,000 DOE teachers statewide. Read more
University of Hawaii president finalist addresses ‘discrimination’ claim
Allegations of discrimination surrounding the performance evaluation of a Georgia State University professor in 2020 while Wendy Hensel was interim provost have surfaced as she vies to become the University of Hawaii’s next president. Read more
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