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The ceremonies must be held outdoors or in a place with “adequate ventilation” and adhere to other strict COVID-19 safety protocols.

The challenge of this year is reflected in new statewide data showing 20% of Hawaii’s students are at “high risk” for chronic absenteeism.

A disrupted academic year has caused many high school students to fall behind. A new partnership will connect them to local college students to help them catch up.

Summer School Offers Kids A 'Last Chance' To Catch Up Before New School Year  Honolulu Civil Beat

A new arts pilot program at two Honolulu-area middle schools demonstrates how cultural programming can foster better ties.

The options are limited to 180 elementary schoolers, 90 middle schoolers and 120 high schoolers, for a total of 390 seats.

Hawaii Kindergarten Enrollment Has Dropped Sharply Since The Pandemic Began  Honolulu Civil Beat

The expansion of locally published children’s books comes as Hawaii schools try to promote multilingualism.

Private school enrollment rose to 33,540 as of Oct. 1, compared with 31,987 in 2020-21, according to the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools.

A 2-week winter break will relieve some strain on displaced families and teaching staff but the future outlook is still cloudy.

The economic outlook is sharply improved from last year’s legislative session, when the theme was staving off job cuts or teacher furloughs.

The interim superintendent, meanwhile, apologized for the recent failure of dozens of schools to report the number of Covid cases as required by law.

The Department of Education said the fight was “spurred by racially insensitive remarks.”

Hawaii DOE Releases Safety Guidance For In-Person Graduation  Honolulu Civil Beat

Some bills before the Legislature would help -- for instance, by reducing copying fees. Others are bad ideas that would blow holes in the public’s right to know.

If confirmed by the Hawaii Senate, three new people will be joining the Hawaii Board of Education in the coming months, the governor’s office announced in a release Wednesday. The appointees include N. Makana McClellan, the director of business development and community relations at Shriners Childre…