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Chapter 1: Where Hawaii’s Chronic Teacher Shortage Hits Hardest
Students at rural or lower-income schools are less likely to be taught by experienced, fully qualified teachers than elsewhere, DOE data shows.
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Chapter 2: Homegrown Teachers Are The Norm At Molokai High
The school defies Hawaii’s revolving door of teachers at many isolated schools, with the vast majority staying more than five years.
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Chapter 3: Housing Costs Put A Crimp On Keeping Teachers In Hawaii
DOE is partnering with a developer to help educators with down payments, but other states are going much further by building teacher housing.
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Chapter 4: Teachers Who Stay In Hawaii Find Ways To Close The Culture Gap
The diversity of Hawaii’s public schools student population isn’t matched by the makeup of the state’s teachers.
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Chapter 5: The Challenges Of Finding Hawaii鈥檚 Next Generation Of Teachers
As the number of new teachers coming out of local colleges declines, the state Department of Education hopes “teacher academies” and other strategies will ignite new interest in the profession.
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Chapter 6: Teachers Weary Of Pay That Makes It Tough To Stay In The Classroom — Or Hawaii
During a series of DOE “listening sessions,” many teachers drew a connection between salaries and classroom conditions and Hawaii’s teacher shortage.
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Chapter 7: Why Hawaii Isn’t Competitive In Recruiting Teachers
A recent study found Hawaii teacher salaries don’t go as far when compared to other school districts in high-price areas.