HSTA recent news
Terri Inefuku2022-02-18T13:18:59-10:00February 18, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: legislature, menstrual equity, Period poverty, SB2821, Senate, Senate Bill, Ways and Means Committee|
Lawmakers tasked with overseeing the state’s finances received nearly 200 pages of written testimony in support of Senate Bill 2821 SD1 relating to menstrual equity.
Terri Inefuku2022-02-18T09:49:43-10:00February 18, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, distance learning, Hawaiian language immersion, kaiapuni, virtual school|
BOE Chair Catherine Payne raised several concerns “that we’re trying to rush to get this going but we are not really fully prepared with the curriculum in place and the teachers trained and the real understanding of how we’ll have some hybrid opportunities in addition to the full-on digital learning for some students.”
Jill Meinecke2022-02-17T16:24:08-10:00February 17, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 2022 Legislative session, Bill Arakaki, BOE, gov. david ige, Jr., Kaimana Barcarse, Osa Tui, salary compression, school-level employee pay, shortage differentials|
The Hawaii Board of Education (BOE) voted unanimously Thursday to amend its general 2022 legislative policy positions to support legislation relating to increasing the compensation of school-level employees, including teachers, in public schools.
Terri Inefuku2022-02-17T16:10:02-10:00February 17, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, decommission, fuel tanks, Navy, Red Hill, resolution, Sierra Club of Hawaii, Water contamination|
The Hawaii Board of Education postponed action Thursday on a resolution to address the water contamination crisis caused by the U.S. Navy’s Red Hill fuel tanks, promising a “stronger” proposal in a couple of weeks’ time in response to requests for tougher language from the Hawaii State Teachers Association and other organizations.
Jill Meinecke2022-02-16T16:03:00-10:00February 16, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: advocacy, arbitration, attorney, Central Chapter, contract law, grievances, Honolulu Chapter, investigations, Kauai Chapter, law school, Maryland State Education Association, NEA, UniServ Academy, UniServ director|
Scott Miller joined HSTA as its new advocacy UniServ director for Central, Honolulu, and Kauai chapters late last month bringing years of experience in education, law, and teacher advocacy to his role.
Terri Inefuku2022-02-16T11:10:19-10:00February 16, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: software, tax preparation, taxes, Turbo Tax|
With tax season upon us, it’s time to figure out your plan for doing your taxes and filing your tax forms. If you aren’t eligible for free tax prep, you can enlist the help of a tax pro or you can choose to tackle completing your tax return yourself.
Jill Meinecke2022-02-15T12:02:03-10:00February 15, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: funding, Gov. Ige, HIDOE, Jr., Keith Hayashi, Osa Tui, school funding, Senate Education Committee, weighted student formula, Wendy Nickl|
Small neighbor island schools would benefit from the proposal Posted: February 15, 2022 The state Senate Education Committee approved a measure to appropriate more funding for remote and small Hawaii schools at its hearing on the measure Monday. Currently, the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) uses a Weighted Student Formula (WSF) to distribute funds for school budgets based on the type of school (elementary, middle, high) along with a base amount for each pupil. Additional funding is aligned with different student needs and characteristics including gifted and talented, economic disadvantage, English learners, transiency, homeless, and [...]
Jill Meinecke2022-02-11T16:20:23-10:00February 11, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: AC, air conditioning, Corey Rosenlee, gov. david ige, HIDOE, House Education Committee, Jr., Justin Woodson, Keith Hayashi, Osa Tui, Randy Tanaka, Senate Education Committee|
Bills that appropriate funds to install air conditioning units for public school classrooms that have not received air conditioning were approved by the state Senate Education Committee and House Education Committee in the last week.
Jill Meinecke2022-02-11T14:29:46-10:00February 11, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Affordable housing, educators, Ewa Beach, Gentry Homes, HIDOE, House Finance Committee, Jr., Keith Hayashi, Oahu, Osa Tui, Scot Matayoshi, Sylvia Luke, Teacher housing, Teacher recruitment, teacher retention|
Oahu public school educators are one step closer to accessing affordable housing made available to them after the state House committees on education and housing unanimously advanced a bill on the measure at a joint hearing on Thursday.
Jill Meinecke2022-02-10T17:09:16-10:00February 10, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: endemic, House Committee on Health, Human Services & Homelessness, Jr., Laverne Moore, learning loss, McKinley High School, Osa Tui, Rep. Gene Ward, vaping|
A measure that would ban the sales of flavored nicotine products and prohibit the marketing of vaping products to people 21 advanced during the state House Committee on Health, Human Services & Homelessness hearing Thursday.
