Hawaiʻi’s top teachers were celebrated in October at Washington Place. The Hawaiʻi Education Association will convene a summit on Jan. 8 in Honolulu to address the state’s teacher shortage.

“We know from surveys across the nation that all teachers point to this as one of the biggest problems they face in doing their jobs.” Drew Shaw is a reporting fellow for the Arlington Report. Contact ...

It’s a Tuesday morning in December, and students skip into Laura Black’s music class at Rocky Point Elementary School ... decided to become a music teacher the moment she picked up a violin.