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MEDIA RELEASE Parents of Hawaii public school students are encouraged to complete and return to their school a federal census survey card that was sent home early this month. The annual survey determines the number of federally connected students in the public school system for whom the state receives impact aid funds. These funds provide […]

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The Hawaii State Department of Education (DOE) has announced its policy for free and reduced-price meals for children unable to pay the full price of meals served under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. Copies of the policy are available at public schools.

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MEDIA RELEASE The growing number of promotional brochures and flyers being issued and distributed on public school campuses has prompted a new set of guidelines by the state Department of Education. The guidelines restrict the dissemination of school-approved third-party marketing, advertising and/or promotional materials to the following distribution methods: * Posting on a school’s community […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Education has honored 32 schools for extraordinary achievements at the first annual Strive HI Awards ceremony. The awards ranging from $12,500 to $100,000 recognize schools for significant academic progress for two consecutive years and represent a one-time grant to further improvement efforts. The ceremony was held this morning at […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Education’s is off of Race to the Top (RTTT) “high-risk” status for its work on standards, assessments, and data system development and use. The U.S. Department of Education notified state education officials late Friday about the change followed by an official letter to Gov. Neil Abercrombie. “This is excellent […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Education has released the results of a school bus transportation system analysis. The DOE ordered the comprehensive study in August to determine what led to increased costs by school bus contractors, and to investigate strategies to improve efficiencies. After a two-month review of the bus transportation system, DOE consultant […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Education (DOE) has made significant progress in its Race to the Top (RTTT) goals, according to several notable accomplishments highlighted in the two-year report. Hawaii has completed more than 90 percent of its RTTT grant deliverables in the past 24 months. “The significant strides in this Hawaii Race to […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The State Negotiating Team and representatives with the Hawaii State Teachers Association on Tuesday resumed negotiations. Hawaii State Department of Education Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi and Board of Education (BOE) representatives were included in the initial discussion on the employer’s proposals for a 2013-2015 contract. Following the meetingm Matayoshi and BOE Chairman Don Horner […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie, Hawaii State Board of Education Member Keith Amemiya, Deputy Superintendent Ronn Nozoe, and community partners have announced a new Intermediate Athletics initiative aimed at increasing learning opportunities for seventh- and eighth-grade students. The program is being piloted in the Zones of School Innovation (ZSI), starting this fall in the Nanakuli-Waianae […]

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The Hawaii State Department of Education received nearly 200 Apple iPads from the Hawaii Business Roundtable. The department completed its first year of the pilot program in 18 schools in the Zones of School Innovation this past school year including those in the Ka‘u-Keaau-Pahoa complex areas.

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MEDIA RELEASE In a year of unprecedented improvement, Hawaii’s public school students in every grade increased their scores in both reading and math in the 2012 Hawaii State Assessment, according to data released Tuesday by the Hawaii State Department of Education. The gains helped 17 more DOE schools achieve Adequate Yearly Progress, or AYP, under […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Two Hawaii schools — Ewa Makai Middle School and Hawaii Preparatory Academy — were among 78 U.S Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools announced during Earth Week that were recognized at a national ceremony June 4 in Washington, D.C. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan joined White House CEQ Chair Nancy Sutley, EPA […]

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As the public school year wraps up today, Governor Neil Abercrombie announced the release of more than $26.8 million for various Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) at school facilities statewide.

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“The improvements along Mamalahoa Hwy in Holualoa will help to ensure the safety of students, teachers, and the whole community,” said Representative Denny Coffman (District 6 -North Kona, Keauhou, Kailua-Kona, Honokohau). “The release of funding for special education is needed and appreciated. I wanted to acknowledge and thank the governor for releasing this funding.”

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