Educating Children/ Teachers needed

[HADave]

I'm not sure how or if this fits in but it does provide background info w/regards to;

The "Hawaii State Teachers Association and The Hawaii Department of Education." (paragraph title) mid page: [quote]

"Unlike their mainland counterparts, primary and secondary school teachers in Hawaii's public school system work in a statewide education system in which elementary and secondary schools are organized into one school district. As a result, their Union representitives bargain with the State's Department of Education, rather than with local school officials. In addition, funding for primary and secondary education comes from income and excise taxes instead of from local property taxes specifically allocated for education, which means that public education vies more directly with other public services for funding."

This paragraph continues @ http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cb20021213ar01p1.htm

I presume charter school teachers are not members of the Teachers Association? and that everthing is privately run/funded??