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There is some cautious optimism for the future of the state’s Farm to School program. The goal of the state Department of Education program is to use local agriculture to feed students.
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Ed Noh, who will start in mid-February, has a total of 30 years of experience. He currently works for the Castle-Kahuku complex area, overseeing 16 schools with over 7,400 students.
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Sen. Lorraine Inouye, who introduced Senate Bill 2177, said charter schools struggle to secure long-term leases due to the timing of their contracts, specifically pointing to Ka Umeke Kaeo in Hilo.
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A letter sent to the Department of Education asks for the use of private security guards to patrol after school hours due to safety concerns.
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Superintendent Keith Hayashi has been leading the state's public school system since 2021. If the board had approved the raise, he would've made $250,000 — a 4.17% increase. The decision comes after the Department of Education announced it would lapse $465 million in state funds for school construction projects. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has more.
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Hawaiʻi is one of four states that received a "D" grade on a national report card out of the Center for Financial Literacy and Champlain College in Vermont. Other states awarded "D" grades include Alaska, Montana and Wyoming.
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The panel of lawmakers is one of six interim working groups created by the state House of Representatives to address preparedness for natural disasters. Lawmakers recommended what the education department should address, but the final report will come out Dec. 15.
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On Thursday, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs approved $6 million over the next two fiscal years for 17 Hawaiian-focused charter schools. OHA approved the release of funds last month after a survey among charter schools found a consistent need for building repairs.
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The Conversation talked to ACLU Hawaiʻi Legal Director Wookie Kim and Campbell High alum Ashley Badis, the lead plaintiff in the case, about the settlement.
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The Hawai‘i Department of Education has released its 2022-2023 Strive HI results, a range of measurements demonstrating how students performed in public and charter schools statewide. The annual report found that students have slightly improved in math, but their reading and science proficiency remained the same.