I could very possibly be the worst advocate of an educational foreign language requirement. That would apply to any level of education, be it junior high, high school or college. For me, the issue is context and need. As the internet has proven to us, you can learn anything, anywhere, […]
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A distinguishing characteristic of public education in Hawaii Kai is the availablity of an International Baccalaureate program from kindergarten through high school. Hahaione Elementary, Niu Valley Middle School and Kaiser High School are three of five such public school programs available statewide. An International Baccalaureate (IB) certification is a recognition […]
Once again, by accident, I happened upon a useful report from the Hawaii Department of Education. This report (attachment in PDF available at the end of the article) is for the 2013-2014 school year and provides metrics and demographics for Niu Valley Middle school. A full set of reports for […]