Hawaii
Families & the Community
Video
Meet the Parent Activists of the Pandemic
Four stories of parents who organized others to get children the education and resources they need, despite institutional head winds.
Teaching Profession
Teacher Salaries Are Increasing. See How Your State Compares
The National Education Association warns that some of the progress in teacher pay could be jeopardized by the pandemic.
Jobs
Hawaii Public Schools Virtual Career Fair
Learn more about Hawai'i Public Schools and their job opportunities.
Science
The Art of Making Science Accessible and Relevant to All Students
Building science lessons around phenomena that students know equally and can see in their own lives is making the subject more relevant and interesting.
States
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Hawaii
This Quality Counts 2020 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Student Well-Being
Opinion
Student Perspective: The True Meaning of Aloha
"Aloha" isn't just a greeting; in a way it is their way of life, and when you distort that sacred word, you distort their way of life.
States
Educational Opportunities and Performance in Hawaii
This Quality Counts 2019 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
Teaching Profession
The Wave of Teacher Activism Has Reached Hawaii
Teachers are asking for support for a ballot measure that would put in place a property tax to fund schools.
Law & Courts
Hawaii Settles Lawsuit on Illegal Age Limit for Special Education
About $8 million will be eligible for compensatory education to students who were affected by an illegal state-imposed age cap on special education enrollment.
Federal
Betsy DeVos Approves Six More ESSA Plans
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has the thumbs-up to ESSA plans from Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Montana, and New Hampshire.
States
What if Hawaii's False Alarm Had Happened on a School Day?
Hawaii's schools are prepared to respond to ballistic missile threats, education officials wrote in a letter to parents after Saturday's false alarm.
School & District Management
Hawaii Earns a C on State Report Card, Ranks 23rd in Nation
This Quality Counts 2018 Highlights Report captures all the data you need to assess your state's performance on key educational outcomes.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
When Will The Birds Fly Free?: Education as Colonialism
The play made me ask the terrifying question that every educator asks themselves at some point: Am I actually helping my students?
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Islands and Myths: What Happens When We Don't Value Storytellers
When we tell the story of a people instead of allowing them their own voice and agency, we teach entire generations to be disempowered.