Jim Shon
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| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States od America |
| Occupation | writer |
Jim Shon is a writer, former Charter Schlol.system administrator, former state representative,[1] and activist in Hawaii.[2] He served in the state house as a Democrat. He lost his seat in the 1996 election to Republican Sam Aiona.
He lived in Syracuse, New York[3] and graduated from Jamesville-DeWitt High School[4] before moving to Hawaii.[3] He served in Korea with the Peace Corps. He has written novels.[3] 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] 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Did Unions' Lack of Support Spell Trouble for School Superintendent?". Honolulu Civil Beat. March 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Jim Shon | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Interview with Jim Shon". October 15, 2019.
- ↑ "Jim Shon - Class of 1965 Alumni - Jamesville-DeWitt High School". www.alumniclass.com.
- ↑ "Pardon Our Interruption". muckrack.com.
- ↑ "starbulletin.com | News | /2006/09/12/". archives.starbulletin.com.
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