Last modified: July 25, 2010
Education Beat Hawaii
Grassroot Institute of Hawaii created this site for Hawaii’s teachers, parents and citizens to showcase current local and national events, best practices, research and analysis of individual choices in education.
Current Articles
As Sen. Akaka Pushes for Immersion School Funding, Despite Test Scores Showing Students Aren’t Proficient in Reading or Math
Posted on August 1, 2006 to the Charter Schools archive.
DOE/BOE Seek to Lower Standards for Immersion Students, Putting Them in the Same Category as Severely Disabled Students…..more
Hawaii Schools Still Do Not Measure Up
Posted on July 22, 2006 to the NCLB archive.
Two-thirds of Hawaii’s public schools failed to meet Adequate Yearly Progress on the state assessment…..more
Bureaucratic Meddling Preventing New Weighted Student Formula from Working
Posted on July 22, 2006 to the Legislation archive.
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Local Control is Answer for Hawaii’s Failing Public Schools
Posted on June 27, 2006 to the NCLB archive.
Communities are fed up with bureaucracy and strive to take control of their children’s education…..more
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Daily Beat
Broken Trust: Exploring the Rampant Political Corruption in Hawaii, Once at the Highest Levels of Government
Posted on June 27, 2006 to the Daily Beat archive.
On July 5, Prominent Panel to Explore Bishop Estate Controversy; Lessons Learned; What the Public Still Doesn’t Know; What the Future Holds, by Hawaii Reporter Staff …..more
Your Voice
Real-school.com provides a forum for Big Island school communities
Posted on July 1, 2006 to the Your Voice archive.
Get your information from the horse’s mouth on www.real-school.com…..more
On Core Curriculum in Hawaii Schools
Posted on May 15, 2006 to the Your Voice archive.
Would implementing a K-12 curriculum be bad, as some professors at the University of Hawaii claim?…..more