Department Archive - Hawaii

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	"The Death of Public School": Ten Years Later In May 2001, we published a feature entitled, “The Death of Public School,” taking the state Department of Education to task for failing to do its job. After a decade of reform promises, has anything changed? We take a look at what's next for our public schools. Michael Keany and Tiffany Hill	May 2011
	Grading the Public High Schools This year, we rank Hawaii’s public high schools, using performance and satisfaction data from the state Department of Education. Michael Keany; Illustrations by Sol Linero; Research assistance by Brad Baris	May 2011
	Grading the Public Schools: The 2010 Grades Once again, we've ranked more than 250 public schools across the state, using data from the state Department of Education. How does your school measure up? Michael Keany	May 2010
	The Maryland Lesson Hawaii’s public schools clearly need to improve. We take a look at the No. 1 public education system in the nation, to see what success looks like. What can we learn from Maryland’s example? Michael Keany	May 2010
	Meet the Homeschoolers An increasing number of Hawaii families are choosing to educate their children at home. We spoke with three of them to learn more about the realities of homeschooling. Michael Keany	December 2009
	Private School Guide 2010 How to choose the right school, a step-by-step guide to admissions and frequently asked questions. Jenny Quill and Lorraine Jonemann	September 2009
	Home School To teach environmentalism, Betty Gearen turned her home into a classroom. Sheila Sarhangi	July 2009
	Do Teachers Make the Grade? We evaluate how Hawaii's Department of Education is doing at hiring, keeping and training highly effective teachers. Michael Keany	May 2009
	Gaming the System The DOE didn't like the answers it was getting from its satisfaction survey—so it changed the questions. A. Kam Napier	May 2009
	Editor's Page: What's the Difference? Hawaii’s public schools face challenges, we’re told. None of them turn out to be unique. A. Kam Napier	May 2009
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"The Death of Public School": Ten Years Later

In May 2001, we published a feature entitled, “The Death of Public School,” taking the state Department of Education to task for failing to do its job. After a decade of reform promises, has anything changed? We take a look at what's next for our public schools.

Michael Keany and Tiffany Hill

May 2011

Grading the Public High Schools

This year, we rank Hawaii’s public high schools, using performance and satisfaction data from the state Department of Education.

Michael Keany; Illustrations by Sol Linero; Research assistance by Brad Baris

May 2011

Grading the Public Schools: The 2010 Grades

Once again, we've ranked more than 250 public schools across the state, using data from the state Department of Education. How does your school measure up?

Michael Keany

May 2010

The Maryland Lesson

Hawaii’s public schools clearly need to improve. We take a look at the No. 1 public education system in the nation, to see what success looks like. What can we learn from Maryland’s example?

Michael Keany

May 2010

Meet the Homeschoolers

An increasing number of Hawaii families are choosing to educate their children at home. We spoke with three of them to learn more about the realities of homeschooling.

Michael Keany

December 2009