| Dr. Loretta Krause |
Loretta Krause is the co-founder of the American Institutes for Learning located in Honolulu. She is a
developer of educational content for use with digital devices such as cell phones, i-pods and computers.
Currently, she is on the board of directors of the Konishiki Kid's Foundation dedicated to helping improve
education on the Leeward coast of Oahu.
Dr. Krause has undergraduate and graduate degrees in the Arts and a doctorate in school
administration. She is professor Emeritus of the Curriculum Research and Development Group, College
of Education, University of Hawai'i and served as Principal of the University Laboratory School for 31
years. She was president of the National Association of Laboratory Schools and on its board for 10
years.
Dr. Krause’s major fields of interest are; arts education, school design, leadership and multi-cultural
education. For her work as Director of the Mizushima International Kimono Program for 25 years, she
was the recipient of an award from the Government of Japan for helping to perpetuate the Japanese
culture in Hawaii. When the Laboratory School was reorganized it incorporated the arts, as a
requirement, into the curriculum. The National Administrators Award was presented to Dr. Krause by the
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for contributions to and support of the arts in education.
Dr. Krause was elected to serve on the National Association of Secondary School Principals, Board of
Directors for four years and represented principals the nine western states. She was selected as
Principal of the year from Hawai'i and one of 100 outstanding executive educators by the American
School Board Journal.
She has presented over 500 speeches and papers to conferences, conventions and workshops during
her 45 year career as an educator. Three times, the Senate of the State of Hawai'i presented her with a
distinguished service award for superior leadership in the field of education in Hawai'i and the nation.
