On a recent Wednesday morning, more than a dozen seventh-grade students waded into the Waioli River on Kauai’s north shore, their bright yellow shirts standing out against the murky water.

English as a Second Language tutoring at the Phoenicia Library, 48 Main St., Phoenicia, runs every Thursday from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., with librarian Susan teaching English to those who ...

As national education spending per pupil rises, student enrollment is dropping and test scores across the United States are falling, which raises concern over how effectively ...