Education

The 2025 agenda for the nine Republicans in the state House of Representatives is wide-ranging but highlighted by measures that would reduce taxes, ban cellphones in schools, and establish a “stand your ground” law.

A global contest to name a space rock orbiting Earth concluded Monday — and a student and teacher at Oʻahu's Castle High School played a key role in the deliberation. The Conversation spoke to specia education teacher Maya Sullivan and student Haliʻa Tom-Jardine about the experience.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs board chair Kai Kahele discusses the agency's legislative priorities; Castle High School teacher Maya Sullivan and student Hali’a Tom-Jardine share their experience on a star-studded panel tasked with naming a new quasi-moon

Expanding preschools, tackling teacher shortages, and banning cell phones in the classroom are some of the priorities on lawmakers' to-do lists. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has more.

A new state Department of Education report summarizes community input for the selection of King Kamehameha III Elementary's permanent campus location. There are two top choices, and the state superintendent will make the final decision.

The Botanic Gardens Conservation International has offered formal accreditation to UH Hilo's botanical garden, which specializes in bromeliads, palms, and cycads, a type of cone-bearing plant.

This week we’ve been learning about how a state-of-the-art audio recording studio could soon make a big difference in the lives of low-income students at Washington Middle School. HPR’s Jackie Young wraps up her three-part series with a perspective from an educator who has experience integrating technology into the classroom.

Over a hundred sea turtles are found injured or dead near Hawaiʻi’s shorelines yearly. Skylar Denlinger studied turtle strandings as an undergraduate at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. The Conversation talked to her about new research that looks at over 750 turtle strandings.

Washington Middle School in Honolulu’s McCully area is a Title I school. That means more than 60% of its students cannot afford lunch. But as HPR's Jackie Young reports, they’ll soon have access to a powerful educational tool: an innovative recording studio.

A state-of-the-art recording studio will soon open on the campus of a public school in a low-income area of Honolulu. It’s an eight-year project that’s been growing at Washington Middle School. This week, HPR’s Jackie Young takes a closer look at the studio — and what it could mean for students — and their futures.