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Education

BOE Agrees to $46.5 Million in Cuts

In what could be the largest cut in history facing the Department of Education, more than 200 jobs and dozens of educational services could be eliminated. The Board of Education agreed to a budget... Read more »

Safe Routes to School Program

There's a movement to get more children to walk or bike to school. And if everyone jumps on board, kids... Read more »

Education Budget Cuts In BOE Hands

The nation’s economic woes continue to worsen, and Hawaii is not exempt from the economic downturn. For the seventh straight day, stocks on Wall Street fell sharply...this time more than 600 points... Read more »

Punahou School Goes Green with Solar Energy

Punahou School is getting solar panels installed without having to pay for it. It's a unique arrangement that could have other schools jumping on board. With about 37-hundred students occupying... Read more »

Waimanalo Students Learn Importance of Natural Resources

Youngsters learn more when they are involved in hands on experiences. That was certainly true at Waimanalo Elementary and Intermediate schools today. Eleven different agencies including... Read more »

Broader School Cuts Widen Outcry

What to save, what to cut. That's the tough job for public school officials in the face of a dismal economic... Read more »

Department of Education Gives Budget Cut Recommendations

After receiving more than 2,000 public comments on budget cuts, the Department of Education is submitting its recommendation to the board. Much of the list is similar to the programs mentioned... Read more »

Lawmaker Proposes Tax Increase For Education

Sen. Norm Sakamoto doesn’t want cuts to DOE budget Read more »

Superintendent Urges Input As Budget Ax Falls

DOE planning for cuts between $30 to $69 million Read more »

DOE Proposed Budget Cuts; Educators React

"Your staff, teachers we know they're watching across the state in cafeterias and offices," explained Lynne Waters, ViewPoints host. McKinley High school's principal called a special viewing... Read more »

School Fire Alarm Sounds Concern for Kailua Residents

Alarms sounded at Kailua Intermediate around 11:00pm Wednesday night. "Oh it was loud, and plus the way the school is there's one building that goes this way and it just echoes between the... Read more »

Proposal to Change School Bus Fares

Rising fuel costs and looming budget cuts have the Department of Education considering the first school bus fare-hike in four years. Read more »

The Universal Language Spoken at St. Francis

A new class at Saint Francis School has also become one of the most popular. And it has to do with communication. With... Read more »

Students Tour Kapolei High School's New STEM Classes

Kapolei High School wants students to spend less time on campus. It's a cutting edge way of teaching that relies heavily on technology. "So we're gonna take a tour of the area of where... Read more »

Three Little League Champions Celebrated at School

They've missed nearly a month of classes. So when they came back, the school held a parade. That's what happens when you're a Little League World Champion. Highlands Intermediate School has... Read more »

Baton Hawaii

Baton twirling will teach people to try new skills, patience, friendship, cooperation, concentrations, satisfaction, and the feeling of happiness and health. See more young students become familiar... Read more »

Windward museum honors Hawaii Decathlete

Support for a Castle Graduate competing in Beijing has spread across the country. Some family and friends in kaneohe who couldn't make it to the olympics have transformed a community college facility... Read more »

Campbell High School's football field is ready for the new season

Campbell High School's Athletic Programs spent last year in the dark. That's because copper thieves hit the school's field just before football season started. Fast forward a year, and the lights are... Read more »

UH Manoa's New School, Hawaii'nuiakea

The University of Hawaii introduced it's first dean of the School of Hawaiian Knowledge. The new school combines the Hawaiian studies and language programs. Welcomed with a chant by Lilikala... Read more »

A Brand New Computer Lab for Kaimuki High School

Kaimuki High School is home to a brand new computer lab, thanks to a community partnership. Glistening state of the art computers sit ready for the students - these happen to be members of the... Read more »