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Parents and guardians of riders will be notified directly of restored routes and any route modifications.

A bench warrant was issued for Justin Alika Pekelo Smith’s arrest on Thursday.

Sharon Beck, principal of Ka ‘u High & Pahala Elementary School on Hawaii island, was named winner of the 17th Masayuki Tokioka Excellence in School Leadership Award as Hawaii’s top public school principal for 2023.

Hawai‘i’s fourth-graders performed above national averages in reading and math — and the state’s eighth-graders performed at the national level for the first time in reading, but slightly below the national average in math.

To deal with the school bus driver shortage, the Hawai’i State Department of Education has launchd a statewide program to provide free county bus passes to high school students.

Large spaces not traditionally used as classrooms, such as gyms and computer labs, will be utilized as additional learning spaces. Outdoor instruction may also occur depending on weather conditions. 

Only around half of bullying incidents are reported to staff in Hawai‘i’s DOE and schools took no action in 15% of the cases that were reported.

Feedback is being accepted through an online survey.

In a release Monday morning, the DOE said findings in the audit showed that the “Department continues to be fiscally responsible in its oversight of its funds.”

The Hawai’i Department of Education of Friday issued a reminder to parents to plan ahead and enroll students early.

Grade-specific lessons relevant to the themes of the WCC and International Union for Conservation of Nature are included in the DOE’s Resource Bank.

The petition calls on the DOE to respect and protect transgender students throughout the state.

On the Big Island, several Puna district schools will be joining the program.

Together, the DOE and BOE are seeking input regarding revisions that will be included in the 2017-2020 extension of the plan.

With high school graduations just around the corner, the Hawai’i Department of Education has released official graduation dates for public and public charter schools across the state.

Funds would be used to support a new assessment with a broader and more culturally accurate definition of student success in the state.

The program is designed to put young aspiring astronomers in the observatory community and allocate observing time within telescopes to students.

The new standards are interwoven across disciplines, including connections to language arts and mathematics.

The surveys provide information on how schools are doing in ways of school culture, satisfaction, and engagement.

Together, the flagship curriculum supplement of Defined Learning, OnTerra, and the DOE will support Ka Hei.