I hope the students get to see some of it.
Seems to me, they do much better with less. Hawaii managed to win Race to the Top funds with furlough days, less money and teacher retention problems. The U.S. Department of Education and every state in the union should be knocking on Hawaii's door to scrutinize administration, staffing, curricula, lesson plans, etc., to find out the secret. With Hawaii's great monopoly on ALOHA, I would have thought they would have invited the world to share in the new modes of education they have discovered.
Hawaii aims to boost teacher retention rate
Posted: Sep 07, 2010 8:41 AM Updated: Sep 07, 2010 8:41 AM
HONOLULU (AP) - The state Department of Education wants to do a better job of holding on to new teachers.
More than half of Hawaii's public school teachers currently leave within five years of being hired.
This hurts the state at a time when experienced teachers are needed to help turn around struggling schools and meet federal requirements.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Tuesday the department plans to improve its retention rate in part by offering bonuses to teachers who stay in hard-to-staff areas on Oahu's leeward coast and the neighbor islands.
The department also aims to boost mentor and professional development programs for all teachers.
The new efforts are linked to a $75 million Race to the Top federal grant Hawaii won last month.
This hurts the state at a time when experienced teachers are needed to help turn around struggling schools and meet federal requirements.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Tuesday the department plans to improve its retention rate in part by offering bonuses to teachers who stay in hard-to-staff areas on Oahu's leeward coast and the neighbor islands.
The department also aims to boost mentor and professional development programs for all teachers.
The new efforts are linked to a $75 million Race to the Top federal grant Hawaii won last month.
