HSTA recent news
Terri Inefuku2023-04-14T11:24:47-10:00April 14, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: cohort, jenifer evans, professional development, Scholastic, Scholastic Education Solutions, teacher fellow|
The program, which is in its first year, assembled a team of 12 K–8 educators with diverse levels of experience and backgrounds to collaborate with Scholastic Education Solutions’ product development, research and publishing teams.
Terri Inefuku2023-04-06T10:34:55-10:00April 6, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: #RedForEd, Head Faculty Representative, HSTA, order, photo, submission, T-shirt|
Shirt orders are being filled on a rolling basis and more than 5,000 shirts have been ordered and sent out so far. If you haven’t heard about ordering options, please talk to your HFR to order your new HSTA shirt. The deadline to get shirts this school year has been extended to May 1.
Terri Inefuku2023-04-06T09:37:51-10:00April 5, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Donovan Dela Cruz, expenses, michelle kidani, ron kouchi, Senate Ways and Means Committee, supplies, teacher tax credit, teachers|
A bill that would establish a state income tax credit for educators and librarians, which previously stalled in this year’s legislative session, has been revived and unanimously passed the Hawaiʻi State Senate’s important Ways and Means Committee Wednesday.
Jill Meinecke2023-04-04T15:06:24-10:00April 4, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Galapagos Islands, Grosvenor Teacher Fellow, Laura Cummings, Lindblad Expeditions, National Geographic expedition, National Geographic Society, Sunset Beach Elementary|
This travel diary by Laura Cummings, a math and science teacher at Sunset Beach Elementary, chronicles her experiences as a Grosvenor Teacher Fellow as she journeyed to the Galapagos Islands.
Jill Meinecke2023-04-03T10:56:07-10:00April 3, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: benefit concert, Crossing Rain, Eric Lee, Halau Lilia Makanoe, Hawaii Foundation for Educators, HFE, Imua, Jarrett Middle School, Logan Okita, professional development, The Camarillo Brothers, Wilbert Holck|
The Hawaiʻi Foundation for Educators (HFE) teamed up Saturday with local music performers for the third annual “Teach Our Future” benefit concert to raise over $45,000 for teacher professional development.
Jill Meinecke2023-03-31T17:05:12-10:00March 31, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Daphna Ehrenhalt, Hawaiʻi Health & Harm Reduction Center, Hawaiʻi Island LGBTQ+ Pride, Hawaii State Capitol, human and civil rights committee, Kua ̔ana Project, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+ students, Trans day of visibility, Transgender 101|
“It is important for Hawaiʻi students to know that they are safe in their classrooms, their schools, and throughout the state,” said Kea’au Elementary School teacher Daphna Ehrenhaldt during a rally Friday afternoon celebrating the International Transgender Day of Visibility at the state Capitol.
Jill Meinecke2023-03-31T13:55:26-10:00March 31, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: 21 hours, charter schools, compression, Compression repricing, Hawaii public charter school commission i, public charter schools, shortage differentials, State Budget & Finance|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is happy to report that after many months of working with the Hawaiʻi Public Charter School Commission, State Budget and Finance, and individual public charter schools, funding for public charter schools has been released to cover costs from compression repricing, 21-hours, and shortage differentials.
Jill Meinecke2023-03-31T14:55:07-10:00March 31, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: EL, HIDOE, Scholarships, SIQ, SIQ Professional Learning Scholarship Program, TESOL|
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education’s recently alerted the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association about an opportunity for HIDOE teachers to be reimbursed for costs of seeking completion of their of six Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Sheltered Instruction Qualification (SIQ) course credits.
Jill Meinecke2023-03-30T09:56:25-10:00March 30, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Brian Schatz, jodi kunimitsu, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+ students, Sarah "Mili" Milianta-Laffin, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz|
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D, Hawaiʻi), introduced a resolution Wednesday to demand equal educational opportunities, basic civil rights, and freedom from erasure for all students in K-12 schools amid a rise of attacks against LGBTQ+ students in schools.
Jill Meinecke2023-04-05T13:20:06-10:00March 29, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: 2Revolutions, Advanced degree, Hawaii teachers, Kapono Ciotti, Master's degree, Master's of Education, Ted Dintersmith, What School Can Be|
A total of 25 Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association members gathered in person Saturday at HSTA headquarters with neighbor island members joining online for the first meeting of the Master’s of Education degree cohort in a joint effort with HSTA, Spalding University, the nonprofit What School Could Be and the national education design lab called 2Revolutions.
