HSTA recent news
Terri Inefuku2022-07-11T13:33:06-10:00July 8, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: bonuses, Bruce Voss, christina kishimoto, differentials, federal, pandemic, payments, relief, school year, shortage, shortage differentials, stimulus, superintendent, teachers|
Shortage differentials for classroom teachers in special education, hard-to-staff locations, and Hawaiian language immersion programs will continue through school year 2022–23, and the eligibility criteria remain the same as those that are currently in place for this school year.
Terri Inefuku2022-07-08T16:51:07-10:00July 8, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, educators, gun safety, Kamala Harris, Legislation, NEA, NEA RA, Representative Assembly, Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, teachers, unions, vice president, White House|
Many Hawaii State Teachers Association members said they were inspired and energized by her speech, especially after her parting words: “Do not despair. Do not be overwhelmed. Do not throw up your hands when it is a time to roll up our sleeves.”
Terri Inefuku2022-07-08T16:52:49-10:00July 6, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: equitable, just, NBI, NEA RA, NEA Representative Assembly, policy, policy statement, safe., schools, task force|
They spent the better part of a year meeting virtually and in person to identify the criteria for safe, just, and equitable schools, including exploring the role of law enforcement in education and compiling data.
Jill Meinecke2022-07-08T16:50:20-10:00July 5, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: APIC, jodi kunimitsu, National Education Association, NEA, NEA Asian and Pacific Islander Caucus, NEA RA, Representative Assembly|
In front of 6,000 of her colleagues from across the country, Jodi Kunimitsu, a math teacher at Maui High and state chair of the Hawaii State Teachers Association’s Human and Civil Rights Committee, advocated for a new award category to recognize the achievements of Native Hawaiians and/or Pacific Islanders in the National Education Association (NEA) Human and Civil Rights Awards.
Jill Meinecke2022-07-05T17:35:23-10:00July 5, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Angie Miyashiro, Ashley Henion, delegate, DOE, Kaʻu, Kaʻu High and Pahala Elementary, Kainalu Elementary, National Education Association, NEA, NEA RA, Representative Assembly, vaping|
A Hawaiʻi Island teacher’s proposal to help end student vaping won approval Monday from nearly 6,000 teachers at the National Education Association’s Representative Assembly (NEA RA) in Chicago.
Jill Meinecke2022-07-04T03:17:43-10:00July 3, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Chicago, human and civil rights, ʻIlima Intermediate, Mary Hatwood Futrell Human and Civil Rights Award, NEA RA, Sarah "Mili" Milianta-Laffin|
ʻIlima Intermediate teacher Sarah “Mili” Milianta-Laffin was honored Saturday night at the NEA Human and Civil Rights Awards Dinner in Chicago. She received the NEA’s prestigious Mary Hatwood Futrell Human and Civil Rights Award for her tireless work for gender equity in STEM and health, sparking positive change across Hawaii and the country.
Terri Inefuku2022-06-28T12:03:53-10:00June 28, 2022|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: 21 hours, bargaining, compression, education, gov. david ige, governor, job-embedded professional development, legislature, Negotiations, paycheck, salary compression, shortage differentials, state budget, supplemental bargaining, teacher pay, veto|
While the state budget bill is on the governor’s intent to veto list for line item vetoes, the governor confirmed to HSTA that none of the teacher compensation items will be line-item vetoed.
Terri Inefuku2022-06-21T16:39:26-10:00June 21, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: advocacy, bill, David Ige, governor, Hawaii, Ilima Intermediate, law, legislature, Mai Movement Hawaii, menstrual equity, menstruation, period, Period poverty, Senate Bill 2821, testimony, Washington Place|
Gov. David Ige signed Senate Bill 2821 into law Monday, making Hawaiʻi the sixth state in the country to provide quality menstrual supplies free of charge to public school students.
Jill Meinecke2022-06-09T12:14:49-10:00June 9, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: High School, middle school, Stanford University, Student vaping, vape, vaping|
Stanford University is looking for middle and high schools, teachers, and students to evaluate its new Vaping Prevention Curriculum within its Tobacco Prevention Toolkit.
Terri Inefuku2022-06-07T16:28:09-10:00June 7, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: candidate, congress, First Congressional District, HSTA recommends, Sergio Alcubilla, sign-waving, support, U.S. Congress|
Sergio Alcubilla believes it is important that we invest in the next generation and prioritize the education of our children and grandchildren. “This begins with supporting our teachers and schools.”
