Christina Torres

Christina Torres is a seventh and ninth grade English teacher at the University Laboratory School in Honolulu. She is also part of the NEA's Teacher Leadership Initiative and Teach For America's Education for Justice Pilot.
Education Listening Tours Prove The Value Of Being Heard Department of Education

Education Listening Tours Prove The Value Of Being Heard

Community meetings held to get input for the state education strategic plan have meaning beyond what was shared in those rooms.

In Hawaii, ‘Visitors’ and ‘Tourists’ are Different Breeds Richard Wiens/Civil Beat

In Hawaii, ‘Visitors’ and ‘Tourists’ are Different Breeds

Don’t be a tourist and treat the islands like a tropical theme park, be a visitor and show some concern and curiosity about the people who live here.

Hawaii Needs Laboratory Schools PF Bentley/Civil Beat

Hawaii Needs Laboratory Schools

As the state Senate looks at legislation dealing with charter schools, it should remember we need some academic experimentation.