Sherilyn Lau

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Sherilyn Lau

SHERILYN LAU is an Educational Specialist for Career and Technical Education (CTE), Perkins Federal Programs, at the Hawaii State Department of Education. As a CTE Educational Specialist, she is responsible for designing programs that support students becoming “college and career ready”. Sherilyn has been instrumental in developing the career pathway system which provides the framework for the delivery of CTE standards that guide student learning. The Career Pathway structure helps students successfully transition to the workforce and other postsecondary opportunities. A graduate from University of Hawaii, Manoa, she holds Masters in Secondary Business Education and Business Administration. She is also a graduate of the Sacred Path Healing Schools and volunteers her time. Sherilyn has also worked as a high school business teacher, a University of Hawaii Community College lecturer, a state resource teacher for CTE, a CTE program evaluator, and a Vice-President of curriculum for a No Child Left Behind Service provider. She is a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, an honorary society of women educators, and the Federal Law Enforcement Foundation of Hawaii, supported by the National Citizens Academy Alumni Association.

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TikTok’s Origin Story: Court Files Show Role of GOP Megadonor Jeff Yass

Court records, mistakenly made public, tell a story about the birth of ByteDance, its bumpy road to success and the role of the Republican megadonor Jeff Yass’s firm. [...]

Takeaways From a Trove of ByteDance Records

The records briefly surfaced in a lawsuit involving the Republican megadonor Jeff Yass’s firm. [...]

TikTok Bill to Be Bundled With Aid to Ukraine and Israel, House Speaker Indicates

A new measure attempts to force the Senate’s hand on passing legislation to ban TikTok or mandate the app’s sale. [...]

Miscalculation Led to Escalation in Clash Between Israel and Iran

Israeli officials say they didn’t see a strike on a high-level Iranian target in Syria as a provocation, and did not give Washington a heads-up about it until right before [...]

Google Fires 28 Employees Who Protested an Israeli Cloud Contract

The dismissals escalated longstanding tensions between company leaders and activist employees opposed to supplying technology to Israel’s government. [...]

Tory MP suspended over alleged misuse of funds

Fylde MP Mark Menzies strongly disputes claims he asked a party volunteer for £5,000 to pay "bad people". [...]

Ukraine warns of WW3 ahead of stalled US aid vote

Denys Shmyhal tells the BBC his country desperately needs the US to approve long-stalled security assistance. [...]

Scotland's under-18s gender clinic pauses puberty blockers

It follows a landmark review of gender services in England which warned of a lack of research. [...]

The West says China makes too much. Its workers disagree

Migrants are caught in China's manufacturing battles with the West, as Beijing tries to save its economy. [...]

Scotland to ditch key climate change target

The Scottish government is to scrap its flagship target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030. [...]

The ECHR has upheld Lithuania's barring of entry to Russian pop singer Philipp Kirkorov. Riga accuses the entertainer of being a "soft power" tool for Russia’s propaganda in former Soviet [...]

German police have arrested two men on suspicion of spying for Russia. The German-Russian nationals are accused of acting as agents for sabotage purposes. [...]

Trump and Duda discussed a range of issues, including Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Ahead of the November US presidential election, Trump is taking time to forge ties with foreign leaders. [...]

Worries about the water quality for Paris 2024 events in the River Seine follow other environmental sport scandals in western Europe. Can triathlon, marathon swimming and rowing continue in open [...]

Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) economic powers are meeting on the Italian Mediterranean island of Capri. Tensions in the Middle East and aid to Ukraine amid a [...]

Amid concerns about kids and guns, some say training is the answer

The number of U.S. children dying from gunshot wounds has climbed in recent years. Keeping guns out of reach is one way to curb the trend — others argue to [...]

Guns are killing more U.S. children. Shooting survivors can face lifelong challenges

Guns are now the leading cause of death among American children. And many more children are injured in shootings, putting them at risk for life-altering disability, pain, and mental trauma. [...]

A portrait of Haitians trying to survive without a government

Haiti is on the verge of collapse, with little to no government. But many Haitians have already learned to live without the support of the state, as NPR discovered traveling [...]

College is hard enough — try doing it while raising kids

More than 5 million college students are also parents. But many colleges do little to support them. Most don't even offer child care. [...]

Many baby boomers own homes that are too big. Can they be enticed to sell them?

Lots of older Americans say they'd love to downsize, but it doesn't make financial sense. The housing roadblock has left some would-be buyers stuck. We asked experts what policies could [...]

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