Megan Tagami

Lawmakers and housing advocates say the fee should be eliminated because the state hasn’t used the money. DOE says the rules on spending it are too restrictive.

A private school on Maui is restricting transgender students' access to bathrooms and sports teams. Some advocates are worried that more schools might follow.

The number of school librarians in Hawaiʻi has declined dramatically over the past 20 years, despite an increased need to help students navigate misinformation and digital learning.

The education department is looking for ways to reduce costs as enrollment continues to decline statewide.

Drowning is the leading cause of death for children in the state, but efforts to address the problem have been mostly left up to community organizations with limited funding and uneven reach.

Kamalani Academy, a charter school in Wahiawā, will close in June after governing board members announced on Thursday night they will not appeal the Hawaiʻi State Public Charter School Commission’s decision to shut down the school. Kamalani will be the third charter school in Hawaiʻi’s history to be shut down by the state. The charter […]

Roughly 1 in 5 students in Hawaiʻi were missing required vaccines last year. Doctors say that's a growing health threat, but efforts to toughen state law are drawing intense criticism from parents opposed to vaccines.

Nearly half of white high school students and more than half of Black students in the state said they'd experienced racism in schools, according to a federal survey recently pulled from the internet by Trump administration orders.

Hawaiʻi summer school has been free for students over the past four years, but the end of federal funding means schools must find other ways to pay for the programs.

Kamalani Academy, a Wahiawā charter school serving 115 students in grades kindergarten through eight, is expected to close in June after the Hawaiʻi State Public Charter School Commission voted on Thursday not to renew its contract. The commission found the state-funded school failed to fulfill key components of its two-year contract, including submitting monthly financial […]