Educating Children/ Teachers needed

[David M]

Actually, HiloHaole is probably closest to hitting the nail on the head - union rules. I recently was party to a discussion with one of our elected representatives, some teachers, and some professionals that work for the state. The topics/frustrations listed by Pam were all mentioned. It seems that while the state (county, school board) takes the heat for many of the staffing inadequacies, the real culprits are the various unions and the rules they imposed which various governmental units have no choice but to follow. Part of what made the discussion interesting was the fact that new people were likely to not understand either the origin or the application and senior people (those the rules protect) saw nothing wrong with them. As long as the unions rule Hawaii, don't look for any improvement.

David

Ninole Resident