Roger D the Dance Master. The hosts for this show are Carl R. Ackerman and Cheri Nakamura. The guest is Roger Dillahunty. Roger Dillahunty, master dancer, discusses his journey in the dance world and what it took for him to become a master dancer. We also discuss the business side of dance and the establishment […]
Update on Hawai’i Public Schools (The State of the State of Hawaii)
What’s New, Improved and Promising. The host for this show is Stephanie Dalton. The guest is Cheri Nakamura. Our guest Cheri Nakamura, Director of Hui for Excellence in Education (HE’E), comments on the conditions in Hawaii’s schools as recovery from the pandemic proceeds. With in-person learning returned to schools, what supports and oversight are State […]
Are Reopened Schools Restoring Learning (The State of the State of Hawaii)
Do Students Benefit from Huge Fed Funding. The host for this show is Stephanie Dalton. The guest is Cheri Nakamura. Expert guest Dr. Cheri Nakamura, Director of HE’E Coalition, discusses how reopened schools are managing after years of Covid closings and remote instruction. She explains the influx of massive funding from the federal government to […]
HI Student Achievement Lowest Due to Covid (The State of the State of Hawaii)
Reading and Math Learning Steeply Decline. The host for this show is Stephanie Dalton. The guest is Cheri Nakamura. Guest Cheri Nakamura, Director of Hui for Excellence in Education Coalition (HE’E), discusses Hawaii students’ 2022 reading and mathematics scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) known as ‘The Nation’s Report Card.’ These newest […]
Hugest State Education Federal Funding Ever (The State of the State of Hawaii)
DOE Plans Equitable Funding P-12 Schools. The host for this show is Stephanie Dalton. The guest is Cheri Nakamura. The President signed into law unprecedented funding amounts for preschool, elementary and secondary education for all states to relieve effects of Covid on schools and students’ learning. Since March of 2021, more than $122 billiion dollars […]
HI Schools Have Half Billion in Fed Aid (The State of the State of Hawaii)
How DOE Can Budget to Strengthen Schools. The host for this show is Stephanie Dalton. The guest is Cheri Nakamura. Guest Cheri Nakamura, Director, Hui for Excellence in Education (HE’E), discusses the State Department of Education’s (DOE) plan for disbursing the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER III). The federal […]
Hawaii’s Unique Even for K-12 Education (The State of the State of Hawaii)
Education is a State Level Function. The host for this show is Stephanie Dalton. The guest is Cheri Nakamura. Guest Cheri Nakamura, Director, Hui for Excellence in Education, (HE’E) describes features of Hawaii’s Department of Education making it unique in the U.S. She discusses how state leadership and government generate policy to guide the operations […]