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Scaling Opportunity

February 12, 2024 By Alex Harris Leave a Comment

photo caption: students from Kailua, Kalaheo and Kahuku High Schools celebrate completion of internships with Hawaii Herald, Kuilima Farms, Makai Pet Hospital, Ōlelo Media and Pixar Animation, and Tofu Creative. My interest in education as a career was sparked while watching my grandmother teach French to seventh grade students in upper Manhattan. I was ten at […]

Filed Under: Education, Uncategorized

Why don’t more students go to college?

June 26, 2023 By Alex Harris Leave a Comment

Column originally appeared in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on April 30, 2023 By Laura Bekes, Alem Tecle and Alex Harris Only about half (51 percent) of the graduating high school class of 2022 matriculated to a 2- or 4-year college, a statistic that has remained flat for the last several years. This is troubling as higher […]

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Windward Community College Enrollment

February 10, 2023 By Alex Harris Leave a Comment

Nestled at the base of the Ko’olau mountain range lies the emerald campus of Windward Community College. Celebrating its 50th birthday, this institution serves as the gateway to higher education for residents of Ko’olauloa and Ko’olaupoko. Early in the pandemic, though, troublingly low student enrollment rates plummeted even further.  We sought to meet the challenge […]

Filed Under: Education, Windward O‘ahu

Welcome Maria!

September 8, 2022 By Alex Harris Leave a Comment

The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation is thrilled to welcome Maria Quidez to our team! Maria steps in as our Education Program Associate, responsible for supporting the community driven Pilina Fund, our ‘āina based education work across the Koʻolau region and statewide efforts to strengthen public education. Maria has significant experience working with adolescents through her […]

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Youth Voice Hawai’i Year 1 Report

January 14, 2022 By Alex Harris Leave a Comment

What kind of future do Hawaii’s high school students see for themselves?  Who’s supporting them in their quest to create a good life and career, and what’s getting in the way?  The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation and Learning for Action sat down and talked with students at length so we could deeply understand their aspirations […]

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