There is something cooking in Hawai‘i’s public schools, and that’s unusual. After years of many students getting heat-and-eat dishes, local ingredients are making their way into school cafeterias.
Learning centers and Hawaiian language immersion are among the programs that show that Hawai‘i public schools reach far beyond test scores and letter grades.
The state Department of Education manages a $1.99 billion operating budget. But how is that budget funded? We dove into the numbers and found out what stakeholders have to say about it.
Hawai‘i Pacific University not only survived sudden cardiac arrest—a steep drop in enrollment after 2009, accompanied by layoffs and low morale—but used the trauma as a springboard for a dramatic relocation. The move to Aloha Tower Marketplace and Waterfront and Pioneer plazas is a real cliffhanger. What’s next?
Could a flipped classroom help your child develop metacognition? If you're confused by current education terms we understand. Here is a handy explainer for seven phrases you may be hearing in school.
