Hawaiʻi Board of Education

Warren Haruki, a retired CEO of Grove Farm and Maui Land and Pineapple Co., is one of three appointees whose terms start July 1 and will serve for three years.

The state Board of Education on Thursday unanimously approved a plan on how the department will carry out the vision of 258 public schools for the next six years. This second phase of the strategic plan is the department's implementation plan. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has more.

The state Board of Education has voted to give a Wahiawa charter school will have another school year. Kamalani Academy faced permanent closure after this school year because its contract was not renewed. HPR's Casey Harlow has more.

Students, parents and teachers of a Wahiawa charter school gathered in Downtown Honolulu on Thursday to protest a decision that would permanently close their school. HPR's Casey Harlow has more.

A proposal to add a teacher and a school administrator representative on the state Board of Education is advancing in the Legislature. The bill passed its first committee Tuesday.

Many bills in this year's legislative session are related to education and educators are hoping one includes the opportunity to elect a teacher representative on the state Board of Education. HPR's Casey Harlow has more.

This week, we looked at how the state Board of Education became appointed rather than elected. HPR's Casey Harlow takes a closer look at the pros and cons of both approaches.

Money flowed into local school board races across the country to influence what kids can learn in public schools. But that was not the case in Hawaiʻi. HPR's Casey Harlow looks at why state Board of Education members have not been elected since 2010.

A report from the state Department of Education shows public schools made progress despite the lingering impacts of the pandemic, but there's still room for improvement. Meanwhile, the Board of Education is developing a new strategic plan. HPR's Casey Harlow has more.

Kamalani Academy principal Amanda Fung plans to fight a decision by the State Public Charter School Commission not to count additional students in its remote learning program toward its total enrollment.