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University of Hawaii extends online learning by a week amid COVID surge
UH President David Lassner said all classes currently meeting in person should continue to do so. Read more
UH President David Lassner said all classes currently meeting in person should continue to do so. Read more
A student-built video game that encourages Hawaiian youth to take pride in their history and culture is this year’s sole winner for Hawaii in the annual Congressional App Challenge. Read more
Whether it was speaking out against racial profiling or teaching students who needed extra help and support, Amy H. Mizuno always tried to fight for justice. Read more
Hawaii public school teachers who called in absent spiked to 2,159 Friday amid the current COVID-19 surge, the state Department of Education reported. And the state was short 472 substitute teachers to cover its missing classroom educators. Read more
State officials are trying for the third time in 10 years to have a developer produce affordable housing on public land in Kakaako next to historic Mother Waldron Park. Read more
Teacher absences on the other school days this week ranged from 1,685 to 1,790, with similar shortfalls among substitute teachers. Read more
The walkout at schools across the city culminated outside district offices downtown, where the students waved signs, chanted and briefly blocked traffic. Read more
Student leaders working to unionize graduate assistants at the University of Hawaii said they plan to appeal a First Circuit Court rejection of their lawsuit seeking the right to engage in collective bargaining with the university. Read more
Forty-two Hawaii public schools as of Tuesday had not posted their COVID-19 case counts to the state Department of Education’s public dashboard since before winter break, even though they are required by state law to do so weekly. Read more
Some schools had made no coronavirus case reports since as far back as August or September, through the surges of the COVID-19 delta and omicron variants. Read more
The schools are allegedly acting illegally in claiming an antitrust exemption under Section 568 of the Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994. Read more
The recommended amount of time that teachers and students should isolate or quarantine for COVID-19 has now been cut from the previous 10 days to five, under new interim state rules for Hawaii K-12 schools. But the Hawaii teachers union and other critics feel the change is too little, too late, to keep students and teachers safely learning in person. Read more
Hawaii’s public schools have been struggling with staffing during the unprecedented COVID-19 omicron variant surge. Read more
A team of fourth graders from a small public charter school on Kauai has scored the national honor of having their science experiment on sugar cane growth flown to the International Space Station in May. Read more
In public schools, 1,812 teachers were absent today, or approximately 14% of 12,800 teachers statewide, according to state Department of Education data. Read more
Kamaile Academy Public Charter School in Waianae has sent 100 middle school students home to quarantine, while DreamHouse ‘Ewa Beach has shifted to full virtual learning for at least two weeks. Read more
Staff absences and the surge driven by the omicron variant have led some big districts to switch temporarily to virtual learning. Read more
Kamaile Academy Public Charter School in Waianae has sent 100 middle-school students home to quarantine, while DreamHouse ‘Ewa Beach has shifted to full virtual learning for at least two weeks. Read more
Hawaii’s public schools are now starting to see disruptions due to rising teacher absences caused by the COVID-19 omicron variant surge, state schools interim Superintendent Keith Hayashi has confirmed. Read more
Chicago school leaders canceled classes for a second straight day after failing to reach an agreement today with the teachers union over remote learning and other COVID-19 safety protocols in the nation’s third-largest school district. Read more
About 800 teachers statewide called out sick today, Hawaii Department of Education Interim Superintendent Keith Hayashi said during a news conference. Read more
