The Board of Education voted Thursday to give qualified, licensed teachers in the most critical shortage areas a big pay boost starting Jan. 7 to try to keep them on the job and attract more educators. Read more
Lindsay Ball, who oversees public schools in rural spots including Hana, Lanai and Molokai, says the shortage of teachers is so dire that they can’t even get applicants to apply. Read more
The governor and schools superintendent want to raise the pay of special-education classroom teachers by $10,000 a year to attract more qualified educators. Read more
The on-time graduation rate for students at the University of Hawaii at Manoa has doubled in the last decade and now matches the national average for public universities. Read more
Kneeling on the grass in the noonday sun, more than 100 Kamehameha students rocked back and forth in a seated hula Monday, guided by leaders of the aloha aina movement, their voices rising in unison to nearby classrooms, Read more
The University of Hawaii wants to beef up mental health services for students, expand a popular scholarship program and start training medical students on Maui to address the doctor shortage. Read more
Monsanto Co. has agreed to plead guilty to using a banned pesticide on corn seed and research crops at its Valley Farm facility in Kihei, Maui. Read more
Students in Hawaii’s public schools who study English as a second language and master it before high school are more likely to graduate on time than kids who are native speakers. Read more
The Hawaii Supreme Court has thrown out the sexual assault conviction of a wrestling coach accused of inappropriately touching the buttocks of a 14-year-old female wrestler at a tournament in 2012 in a case that could have lasting effects. Read more
Fourth graders in Hawaii’s public schools have caught up to the national average in reading and math on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, but eighth graders still lag their peers nationally. Read more
A new analysis shows that Hawaii’s public school students rank in the middle of the pack in both English and math proficiency among the states that use the Smarter Balanced Assessment. Read more
Salman Khan, a former hedge fund analyst, started tutoring his cousin by phone in 2004 when she was 12 years old and struggling in math. Read more
Cecilia “CC” Chung, a sixth grade teacher at Kaimiloa Elementary, was chosen as the 2020 Hawaii State Teacher of the Year. Read more
Students in private and public schools are getting a rare chance to analyze the DNA of local plants, from backyard papayas to indigenous bacteria that thrive in lava caves. Read more
Educators are urging members of the class of 2020 and their parents to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid for college even if they think their families might not qualify. Read more
The University of Hawaii Board of Regents is calling for nonviolence and de- escalation of tension in the university community in connection with the conflict over Mauna Kea. Read more
Kapiolani Community College staff acted quickly Thursday morning to remove signs that had been posted on trees, pillars and walls on campus with messages that appeared to malign certain groups. Read more
Everyone in Hawaii should stop vaping until more is known about how it is triggering serious lung illnesses, officials announced Monday as they began investigating a second possible case here. Read more
Less than a year after opening its custom-built hilltop facility, Kihei Charter School has become one of the state’s largest charter schools — even after turning away more than 150 children in August for lack of space. Read more
An assortment of problems means a delay of three to four years before the new campus can open, DOE says. Read more
The academic performance of Hawaii public school students stagnated this year, with the proficiency rate in math staying flat and slight dips in language arts and science. Read more
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