(remarks delivered by Alex Harris at Hawaii P20’s Education to Workforce summit) Sometimes a simple question can spark a complex response. “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I asked this question of youth from the Center for Tomorrow’s Leaders. Many of these courageous young leaders come from your schools. CTL gives […]
Connecting school to life: what we can learn from California’s career pathways
Hawaii faces turbulent times in public education. Our Governor has called for a “reboot” of the system that is forward focused and helps students to innovate for jobs that do not yet exist. Meanwhile the State Board of Education has decided not to renew Superintendent Matayoshi’s contract and Deputy Superintendent Schatz has announced his departure. […]