by Alia Wong | Jun 12, 2014 | education, higher education, money matters, uncategorized
In a state that’s less prone than most to student loan payback problems, some of Hawaii’s two-year colleges are showing alarmingly high rates of default. Three out of every ten borrowers at Hilo’s Hawaii Community College, for example, defaulted on their loans after...
by Alia Wong | Jun 9, 2014 | education, government, k-12 education, money matters, public schools, uncategorized
Many of the top-notch Hawaii teachers who work with the state’s most struggling students will no longer get the annual bonuses they have long received as a perk for helping turn around underperforming schools. That’s because a bill that would’ve renewed the incentive...
by Alia Wong | Mar 17, 2014 | "living hawaii", lifestyle, money matters, uncategorized
George Vanisi says he struggles to get by as the breadwinner of a seven-person family who earns just $16,000 a year as a mason contractor. That $16,000, according to the 46-year-old Palolo resident, has to cover all of his family’s expenses, including medical bills...
by Alia Wong | Mar 22, 2013 | education, government, k-12 education, money matters, public schools, uncategorized
The state Department of Education this school year paid more than $12.7 million to independent education consulting companies to help revamp underperforming schools. But most of the money has gone to one mainland company that critics say has been largely ineffective....
