HSTA recent news
Terri Inefuku2023-01-24T12:41:41-10:00January 23, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Brian Schatz, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, federal funding, grant, low-income areas, Senate Appropriations Committee, Title I|
These funds will be given directly to Title I schools – where a disproportionate number of students live in poverty – and will benefit nearly 85,000 students in Hawai‘i.
Terri Inefuku2023-01-23T12:11:38-10:00January 23, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: address, governor, Josh Green, legislature, State of the State, tax credit, teachers|
Gov. Josh Green Monday proposed a nonrefundable tax credit of up to $500 per year for school supplies purchased by K–12 teachers, one of many proposals unveiled in his State of the State Address.
Terri Inefuku2023-01-23T18:09:20-10:00January 20, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Brian Schatz, Indigenous, language, Native American Language Resource Center, Native American Language Resource Center Act, Native Hawaiian, olelo Hawaii|
Leaders in Hawaiʻi’s Native Hawaiian education community say the support is greatly needed, especially for smaller organizations that have been instrumental in creating effective curriculum.
Jill Meinecke2023-01-20T16:35:53-10:00January 19, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: contract, Elementary education, Hilo Chapter, HSTA, Pāhoa Elementary, Rae Yamanaka, teaching certificate, UniServ director, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo, Waiākea High School|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association welcomed Hawaiʻi Island teacher Tiffany Dela Cruz as Hilo Chapter’s UniServ Director Tuesday.
Terri Inefuku2023-01-20T14:35:46-10:00January 18, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: early education, Ilima Intermediate School, legislature, lieutenant governor, menstrual equity, opening day, Period poverty, pre-K, preschool, ron kouchi, Sarah Milianta-Laffin, Sylvia Luke|
Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke’s plans to massively expand access to preschool across Hawaiʻi received a ringing endorsement from the state Senate president during the Legislature’s opening ceremonies.
Jill Meinecke2023-01-23T12:27:13-10:00January 11, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: anxiety, cognitive behavioral therapy, counseling, depression, Employee Assistance of the Pacific, HIDOE, meditation, mental health, mindfulness, NEA Member Benefits, Sanvello, stress|
Educators can access free counseling and mental health resources from the National Education Association and the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education.
Jill Meinecke2023-01-06T15:58:24-10:00January 6, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: administrative holiday leave, Bargaining Unit 05, BU05, Department of Human Resources and Development, Gov. Josh Green, Keith Hayashi, Osa Tui, superintendent, teacher tax credit|
Hawaiʻi public schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi confirmed with the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association that all Bargaining Unit 05 members are not eligible for the holiday administrative leave offered by Gov. Josh Green.
Terri Inefuku2023-01-05T16:30:57-10:00January 5, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: construction, Department of Defense, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Mokapu Elementary, PSMI, Public Schools on Military Installations Program, renovation, Sen. Mazie Hirono|
A much-needed renovation at Mokapu Elementary School at Marine Corps Base Hawaiʻi in Kāneʻohe began this week, funded in part by nearly $100 million in federal tax dollars from the Department of Defense.
Evan Kumasaki2023-01-05T21:12:39-10:00January 3, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., labor, Martin Luther King, MLK, parade, solidarity, union|
On Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association will walk in the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Parade on Oʻahu to celebrate Dr. King’s life, legacy, and leadership in our country’s civil and labor rights movements. If you’re on Oʻahu, wear your red HSTA shirt and join us!
Terri Inefuku2022-12-31T15:26:40-10:00December 21, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 2022, 2023, bargaining, compression, contract, coronavirus, covid, COVID-19, elections, goals, Negotiations, salary repricing, vision|
As we reflect on the year gone by, we know much more remains to be done, and we look forward to continued progress in the year ahead!
