Jim Shon is a writer, former school administrator, former state representative,[1] and activist in Hawaii.[2] He served in the state house as a Democrat first elected in 1984.[3] He lost his seat in the 1996 election to Republican Sam Aiona.

He lived in Syracuse, New York[4] and graduated from Jamesville-DeWitt High School before moving to Hawaii.[4] He served in Korea with the Peace Corps. He has written novels.[4] He is also writes newspaper columns[5] and wrote a book about overseeing the establishment of Hawaii's Charter School system.

Shon led Hawaii's nascent Charter Schools program until he was fired from the post in 2006.[6][7] He served as director of the Hawaii Education Policy Center.[1]

Writings

  • Poison in Paradise
  • The Case of the Good Deed, co-authores with Masa Hagino
  • The Case of the Rainforest Reunion

Non-fiction

  • A Charter School Story
  • Inside Hawaii's Capital

References

  1. 1 2 "Did Unions' Lack of Support Spell Trouble for School Superintendent?". Honolulu Civil Beat. March 23, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Jim Shon | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com.
  3. ↑ "Shon looks to Education". The Honolulu Advertiser. 26 December 1984. p. 3. Retrieved 28 May 2022.Open access icon
  4. 1 2 3 "Interview with Jim Shon". October 15, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Pardon Our Interruption". muckrack.com.
  6. ↑ "Charter School Director Reacts To Firing". hawaiinewsnow.com. 10 September 2006.
  7. ↑ "starbulletin.com | News | /2006/09/12/". archives.starbulletin.com.


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