Teachers still needed?

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I recently met with someone from the UHH education department about mentoring a student teacher next year. She said they had an administrator from the DOE come talk to this year's cohort and he said he wasn't sure if ANY of the new teachers who will graduate in the next few years will be able to get jobs in Hawaii, due to the budget cuts for education. A number of teachers were laid off this year at Hilo, Waikea, and Pahoa, including math, science and special education teachers (who have always been secure specialists). Most charter schools also cut staff, the one I teach at cut all our part time positions and the teachers who are left are covering those classes now. I would hesitate to move here now as a teacher looking for work, but 4 years ago it was a pretty safe bet.

Carol