{"id":111855,"date":"2020-02-26T11:40:50","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T21:40:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=111855"},"modified":"2020-03-02T16:40:31","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T02:40:31","slug":"compensation-equitable-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/02\/26\/compensation-equitable-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Increased teacher compensation can lead to more equitable education in Hawai\u02bbi<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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The teacher shortage in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> is disproportionately affecting students who live on the Waiʻanae<\/span> Coast of Oʻahu<\/span> and in neighbor island areas where there are large numbers of students of Hawaiian, Filipino and Pacific Islander ancestry. This is just one finding in a first of its kind research brief, Increased Teacher Compensation Can Lead to More Equitable Education in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/em><\/a>, released on Wednesday, February 26 by the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Scholars for Education and Social Justice<\/a> (HSESJ<\/abbr>). <\/p>\n

HSESJ<\/abbr> is a volunteer group of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>-based researchers who conduct, review and disseminate research related to education and social justice in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>. The research brief by six HSESJ<\/abbr> scholars from the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa<\/a>, Leeward Community College<\/a> and Windward Community College<\/a> was based on 41 journal articles, three books, two dissertations and 35 other reports. The group used this research in education and other relevant fields to show how underfunding affects public education and how increased compensation for public school teachers can lead to more equitable education for all of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s residents. <\/p>\n

“We reviewed local, national and international research in creating, what we feel, is the most comprehensive look at the challenges facing K through 12 public education in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>,” said Lois Yamauchi<\/strong>, one of the HSESJ<\/abbr> researchers and a UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa College of Education<\/a> professor in educational psychology. “The conclusions are clear, the only way we can achieve greater equity in public education is to provide greater support for local teacher recruitment, more financial assistance for teacher candidates in university-based training and stronger incentives that retain Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s public school teachers.”<\/p>\n

The report has been endorsed by 120 scholars in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, including 94 from UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa. Other findings include: <\/p>\n