3,500+ teacher DonorsChoose projects benefit from $2.5 million Benioff family gift

2024-11-15T12:08:09-10:00November 15, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

With the support of philanthropists and longtime Hawai’i residents Lynne and Marc Benioff, Chair and CEO of Salesforce, HIDOE has distributed $2.5 million to qualifying DonorsChoose projects by Hawai‘i’s public school teachers.

Student-run after-school program serves up snacks for a good cause

2021-12-10T19:09:05-10:00December 10, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Started as a project-based learning activity for Angie Fujimoto’s fully self-contained (FSC) special education class at Waipahu Elementary, Snack Shack sells a variety of food and beverages to students, with proceeds benefiting the school.

Maui High teacher struggles to rebuild after devastating flash floods

2021-03-11T12:39:51-10:00March 11, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Maui High English teacher Rachael Denessen heated up her lunch at her Haiku home Monday and had just sat down to eat when floodwaters began surging up her driveway, flooding her home's first floor, sending many of its contents down a nearby stream, and damaging others beyond repair.

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