Education K-12

... Lowest Avg. Salary for Teachers (Adjusted for Cost of Living) ....

... Hawaiʻi Technology Academy charter school is the 2nd largest school in the state and the fastest growing ....

... regulations to end federal tax-exempt status for private schools that engage in racial discrimination ....

... Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services published a final rule last month prohibiting states from using federal reimbursement for puberty-delaying medications, hormone therapies and surgical procedures ....

"...SGO-granted scholarship money does not have to be spent on tuition...."

...In addition to the payment, Meta must implement a sweeping set of safety features designed to protect children on Instagram and Facebook....

... how public school students can benefit from the FTCS ....

...Vaccination rates among kindergartners in Hawaiʻi were lower for the 2025-2026 school year compared to the previous year, while 'religious' exemptions increased....

...Nānākuli High & Intermediate School will join the program this year with three assigned SROs....

"Executive Director/Principal Kanoe Ahuna gave special treatment to her husband Dan Ahuna (OHA Trustee) when she failed to reprimand him for multiple instances of using foul and abusive language toward middle school students while he was a KPCS teacher during the 2024-25 school year...."

... Green concluded this year’s bill signing period and issued his final veto decision with 266 of the 267 measures becoming law ....

... only Alaska has a worse child care availability shortfall ....

...who needs collective bargaining when legislators keep enacting raises outside of the contract process?....

"...These 'explicit conversations' provoke 'strong emotions' and crying students are expected...."

"...the Complainant's conviction of child abuse is relevant because the legislature is host to numerous children on school excursions...." -- Hawaii Civil Rights Commission

...Hawaiʻi continues to lag behind much of the nation when it comes to children’s economic well-being and educational outcomes, according to the 2026 KIDS COUNT® Data Book....

... the proportion of teachers holding HSTA membership has dropped only 0.32% since 2012 ....

"The department is not required to ensure the accuracy of the information in the reports"

... the bill would weaken states’ ability to protect children online while insulating Big Tech from accountability ....

... TikTok wants Hawaii’s state lawsuit accusing TikTok of deliberately addicting children dismissed, or at least moved to federal court ....

... “The JCA’s Hilo facility will be repurposed for another HING program called STARBASE Academy” ....

...$46 million in federal funding....

... Waialua Robotics competes in British Columbia, Idaho, Utah, Hawaii ....

... a recent talk story session with students at Punahou School ....

...Only in Hawaii: $20M / 47 single-wide mobile homes = $425,532 per unit with no land cost....

... Hawaii averages 134 annual school bus crashes from 2021 to 2024 ....

... graduation ceremony dates, times and locations for the Class of 2026 ....

... Eric Yeaman has been selected by the state Probate Court as the newest member of Ke Kula ʻo Kamehameha’s Board of Trustees ....

... to ensure that individuals required by law to report suspected abuse or neglect, have the knowledge and tools necessary to carry out this critical responsibility ....

... Three seats are up for appointment ....

... the plan is more aspirational than operational ....

... testifiers raised concerns about parental rights, medical accountability, and the breadth of the legal shield being created ....

... EOEL’s Public Pre-K Program provides free, high-quality prekindergarten to eligible children who are 3 or 4 years old and in the two years prior to entering kindergarten ....

... requires access to bathrooms and locker rooms based on gender identity, sets new investigation rules, mandates employee reporting, and increases the potential for lawsuits ....

... Somebody’s going to pay for it. Is that going to be us? ....

...Hawaii DoE compels students to use certain pronouns when the students address their self-described “transgender” peers....

...All Senate and House committee hearings scheduled for February 9 will be postponed, and floor sessions in both chambers for Session Day #12 will not be convened....

"She now has a helper who guides her around the Capitol and accompanies her to hearings"

... All five cases were not vaccinated against chickenpox ....

... the processes used to screen candidates, review credentials and monitor conduct ....

...Participating entities include public schools, public charter schools, private schools, and early learning educational programs....

... more than 35 public, charter, and private schools will have representatives available to talk with families about their school options .... 

... discriminate on the basis of sex by permitting students to participate in sports based on their ‘gender identity,’ not biological sex ....

... Can we put $80 million to good use instead of just allowing it to sit idle? ....

... To ensure Hawai‘i public school students are prepared for life after high school ....

...Hawaii ranks first nationwide, recording approximately 1,482 AI-essay-related searches per 100,000 residents. The state stands out as a clear outlier, with significantly higher interest than the rest of the country....

... parents of young children who both work need to earn at least $119,226 together to pay for child care ....

... AGs from 13 Democrat states signed on to amicus brief ....

... This marks the first time the Department has issued a permanent ban ....

... sounding the alarm for years about escalating threats against school employees ....