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A report by the Department of Education indicates that not enough teachers in Hawaii schools have attained the "highly qualified" benchmarks set by the Federal government in the No Child Left Behind Act. The report shows that roughly 81% of Island teachers have the necessary qualification. Federal law says that the states must have 100% compliance with the requirements in order for the state to maintain its federal funding.

The state submitted a plan last year to the federal government to increase the number of qualified teachers. Numbers from last year indicate that only 48% of Island teachers were qualified. In order to demonstrate qualifications, teachers must either have a bachelor's degree, have full state certification or have competent knowledge of the core subject that they teach. The rise in the number of qualifications stems from a state Department of Education plan to work with teachers to verify and report all necessary schooling and experience.

Many teachers are frustrated with the new requirements. To be labeled as "highly qualified" teachers must be proficient in all classes that they teach. With the current teacher shortage in Hawaii, teacher may teach one class a day that doesn't fall under their expertise. Department of Education officials note that just because a teacher isn't labeled "highly qualified," it does not mean that they aren't able to teach different subjects.