by Deborah Bond-Upson | Jul 8, 2022 | Membership Updates, NEWS - BLOG, Virtual Learning
Plus, New York audits its ongoing broadband program work; a program in Colorado aims to distribute broadband grants throughout the state; the FCC announces $159 million in new Emergency Connectivity Funding; and more. — Read on...
by Deborah Bond-Upson | Sep 1, 2021 | COVID-19, NEWS - BLOG, Pandemic, Petition, Talk Story, Virtual Learning
COVID-19 Public School Hopes: Given the continuing pandemic and reports of inconsistent health protocols, we urge the Hawaii DOE (HIDOE) to: Provide safe conditions for students and teachers. Hawai‘i public school board, administrators, teachers, and families are all...
by Deborah Bond-Upson | Mar 17, 2021 | NEWS - BLOG, Pandemic, Virtual Learning
The superintendent expects half of the elementary students to come back to face to face instruction this quarter, far fewer than projected weeks ago. HSTA and the DOE have negotiated and come to terms that protect safety. This is so difficult for so many students and...
by Deborah Bond-Upson | Dec 9, 2020 | NEWS - BLOG, Pandemic, Virtual Learning
Click here for the full Hawaii DOE | Return to Learn – BOE Metrics Report Excerpt and Chart below:
by Deborah Bond-Upson | Nov 10, 2020 | Family Engagement, NEWS - BLOG, Pandemic, Virtual Learning
Nov. 24, 2020– Parents for Public Schools of Hawai‘i Board has asked Acellus CEO and the HI DOE for Answers Roger Billings, CEO of Acellus, made a video statement over a week ago, asserting that the HI DOE could lose $272million by dropping the Acellus program...
by Deborah Bond-Upson | Nov 8, 2020 | Family Engagement, NEWS - BLOG, Pandemic, Virtual Learning
Audio diaries from nine Oahu teenagers reveal how Generation Z was uniquely prepared to weather disruptions from the pandemic. — Read on www.civilbeat.org/2020/11/the-kids-are-alright-2020-through-the-eyes-of-hawaiis-teenagers/