Lori Kwee, who encourages her fourth graders at Ala Wai Elementary School to look for real-life problems and try to solve them, has been named the 2021 Hawai State Teacher of the Year. Read more
An online portal — Hawaii Career Pathways — that launched this week will help students as well as adults gear up for jobs that are going to be in demand and can spur economic recovery in the state. Read more
Nearly half of Oahu voters believe schools in Hawaii should be giving students a mix of on-campus and online instruction, rather than full distance learning, according to the Hawaii Poll. Read more
Only 10% of public school students in Hawaii are receiving in-person instruction daily, with younger students getting the most time on campus, according to data released Tuesday. Read more
Based on the most recent data, Oahu and Hawaii island could be in “blended learning” — a combination of in-person and online instruction. Read more
Hawaii’s public schools will stop using the Acellus online curriculum by the end of the academic year, following a unanimous vote by the Board of Education and an in-depth review that panned the program. Read more
The number of transfers to UH Manoa rose by 16.5% and to UH West Oahu by 18.6%, both from the mainland and locally. Read more
The event, which runs from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., is free but registration is required. Read more
More than 60% of Hawaii’s public schools chose Acellus and paid $25 to $100 per students for yearlong licenses to use the program. Read more
Some teachers and parents in Hawaii have decried the content on the video-based instructional platform as racist, sexist, inaccurate, outdated and lacking rigor. Read more
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
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
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