HSTA recent news
Terri Inefuku2024-06-14T14:47:35-10:00June 14, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, BOE, community meeting, Department of Education, HIDOE, public education, strategic plan|
Join Hawaiʻi Board of Education members and various Hawaiʻi State Department of Education staff to share opinions on priority areas and provide insight into how well the public education system is meeting the needs of students, families, schools, and communities.
Evan Kumasaki2024-06-12T10:17:56-10:00June 12, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: collective bargaining agreement, contract, EUTF, HSTA, hsta veba trust, new educator, new hire, orientation, SHiNE, Supporting Hawaii's New Educators|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is providing a statewide opportunity for new and potential members to get important information and ask questions.
Jill Meinecke2024-06-10T09:52:49-10:00May 31, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Aliamanu Middle School, fitness, Kahalu‘u Elementary School, Major Sheldon Wheeler Middle School, National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils, student fitness|
Three Oʻahu schools will each receive a state-of-the-art $100,000 fitness center: Kahalu‘u Elementary School, Aliamanu Middle School, and Major Sheldon Wheeler Middle School.
Terri Inefuku2024-05-31T13:35:55-10:00May 31, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Career and Technical Education, committee, contract, EL, English learner, leave, special education, student discipline, teacher transfer program, workgroup|
If you are interested in volunteering to serve on one or more particular workgroups, please review the available options and submit a request for consideration.
Jill Meinecke2024-05-30T13:21:15-10:00May 30, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: airfare, Alaska airlines, discounted travel, teacher appreciation week, teacher travel, Travel|
From June 1–15, Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association members can save 25% on airfare for up to two people when booking travel through Alaska Airlines.
Jill Meinecke2024-05-30T11:59:24-10:00May 30, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: externship, Hawaii Foundation for Educators, Outrigger, Outrigger Hospitality, stipend, teacher externship program|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association’s teacher externship program is seeking applicants for its summer session.
Evan Kumasaki2024-05-30T11:38:31-10:00May 30, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: end of the school year, paycheck, payroll, summer, summer pay, summer programs, summer school|
With summer quickly approaching, you may be wondering how your pay is affected. Do you even get paid? The answer is yes, and here’s how.
Terri Inefuku2024-05-23T20:29:49-10:00May 23, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, differential, fire relief leave bank, King Kamehameha III Elementary, Lahaina, Lahaina Intermediate, Lahainaluna High, maui wildfires, mental health, Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena Elementary, testimony|
The Hawaiʻi Board of Education promised action Thursday after more than a dozen Maui teachers flew to Oʻahu to ask for more support following devastating wildfires last August.
Jill Meinecke2024-05-17T10:29:17-10:00May 15, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Biden-Harris administration, Dr. Jill Biden, first lady Jill Biden, HSTA Convention, Mary Kusler, maui wildfires, member delegates, National Education Association, pro-labor, pro-union, public education|
In front of over 200 Hawai’i State Teachers Association member delegates at the 51st annual state convention, National Education Association (NEA) Senior Director of Advocacy Mary Kusler in her keynote speech posed a question: “Why do we do politics in the union?”
Jill Meinecke2024-05-17T10:09:55-10:00May 14, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: collective bargaining, contract ratification, Gov. Josh Green, HSTA Convention, HSTA Maui Chapter, Joan Husted, Jr., maui wildfires, Osa Tui, union advocacy|
Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association President Osa Tui, Jr. honored the union’s foundations while advocating for a unified future at HSTA’s 51st annual state convention on April 13.
