Issue: Education
Office of Elections Board of Education factsheet (pdf)
Wikipedia entry on Hawaii Dept. of Education
Politics in Hawaii: Is Something Broken? Part of this article covers the systemic problems encountered in trying to change Hawaii's education system for the better.
The Bradley Project on America’s National Identity
The report concludes that Americans are losing their American identity and the fault lies in our schools.
Former Federal Official Explains American Education
Charlotte Iserbyt served as Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), U.S. Department of Education, during the Reagan administration.
(Video, 9 min 35 sec)
American Education over the Years: 1984?
The federal government is running what, how and when our children learn, with less and less input from parents and local school districts, but plenty of input from lobbyists and bureaucrats
Congressional Control of Health Care Dangerous for Children
Ron Paul, M.D., Republican Congressman from Texas, explains a trend in school health care that suspiciously benefits pharmaceutical companies, who represent one of the most powerful lobbying groups in Washington
Sex education play upsets Kahuku parents, students
Public school sex education program blasted
- Group that put on criticized program rebuts
The Learning Coalition, an organization focused on Hawaii’s public school system with description of what the Board of Education does and profiles of BoE candidates
Change, Education, Con Con and our Board of Education by former congressman Ed Case
Cec Heftel, Board of Education member (not running for reelection) and former five-term U.S. congressman (District 1, urban Honolulu) says vote "yes" on the Constitutional Convention (video, 1 min 16 sec)