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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.

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?

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?

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.

Private School Guide 2010

How to choose the right school, a step-by-step guide to admissions and frequently asked questions.

Home School

To teach environmentalism, Betty Gearen turned her home into a classroom.

Gaming the System

The DOE didn't like the answers it was getting from its satisfaction survey—so it changed the questions.

Do Teachers Make the Grade?

We evaluate how Hawaii's Department of Education is doing at hiring, keeping and training highly effective teachers.

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The 2011 Private School Guide



 

How to Choose the Right School for Your Child

A step-by-step guide through the application process
 

 

 

See last year's guide.


¤ Grading the Public Schools


 
For our May 2010 "Grading the Public Schools" issue, we ranked more than 250 public schools across the state, using data from the state Department of Education. 

See the results online in our Grading the Public Schools Chart 2010.


To see our 2008 chart, click here for the 2008 database.

 

Watch HONOLULU Magazine's editor A. Kam Napier discuss Hawaii's public schools on KHON2.


 
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