Evan Kumasaki2020-07-23T12:11:00-10:00July 23, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: administrators, Board of Education, coronavirus, COVID-19, HGEA, HSTA, joint statement, reopening, schools, UPW|
We have a critical obligation to our communities to take every step and precaution necessary to ensure the safety of our students and members as we reopen schools.
Evan Kumasaki2020-07-23T02:27:00-10:00July 23, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, BOE, Bruce Anderson, coronavirus, COVID-19, delay, editorial, Hawaii Board of Education, health department, health director, Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Josh Green, LG, lieutenant governor, meeting, newspaper, paper, reopening, schools, Star Advertiser, testimony|
"State officials should opt to delay the Aug. 4 start for students by up to a week, while tasking school facilities to hammer out, absorb and train up on more-through plans," the newspaper editorialized Wednesday.
Evan Kumasaki2020-06-20T04:56:00-10:00June 20, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: Andrea Eshelman, capitol, catherine payne, CDC, christina kishimoto, Corey Rosenlee, coronavirus, COVID-19, DOH, Dwight Takeno, educators, health, HIOSH, legislature, Maggie Cox, parents, plans, reopen, reopening, representatives, safety, schools, SPED, survey, teachers, testimony|
The HSTA Negotiations Team meets for an hour and a half with top HIDOE officials Monday to begin detailed bargaining about reopening schools.
Evan Kumasaki2020-11-05T15:41:55-10:00June 6, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: catherine payne, christina kishimoto, Corey Rosenlee, coronavirus, COVID-19, DOE, Dwight Takeno, educators, feedback, guidance, Hawaii, plan, reopen, reopening, schools, testimony|
"This week, the Department of Education released the ‘Guidance for Reopening Schools.’ HSTA was not consulted and did not agree to these policies, even though teachers will be the ones most likely being forced to implement these policies,” HSTA President Corey Rosenlee said. “We have many questions and concerns.”
Evan Kumasaki2020-05-30T13:31:00-10:00May 30, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, reopening, schools, summer|
With the end of the school year, we have shifted to a greater focus on what the reopening of the school year will look like. We have an even greater sense of urgency because our multi-track schools are scheduled to start their school year the first week of July.
Evan Kumasaki2020-05-14T08:07:00-10:00May 14, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: aid, capitol, congress, coronavirus, COVID-19, cuts, deductions, digital divide, federal assistance, NEA, package, pay cuts, proposal, reductions, representatives, schools, Senate, state aid, student loans, trillion|
Here is a breakdown of key education-related proposals in the House Democrats' $3 trillion package advocated by the National Education Association.
Evan Kumasaki2019-08-24T09:33:00-10:00August 24, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: environment, grant program, grants, Hawaii Youth Sustainability Challenge project-grant, Kokua Hawaii Foundation, Kupu, schools, students|
Oahu students from public, private and charter schools islandwide wanting to help their schools or communities go green now have a chance to earn funding to back their big ideas.
Evan Kumasaki2019-08-23T00:03:00-10:00August 23, 2019|Categories: News|Tags: AC, administrative services assistant, air conditioning, ASA, conversion, convert, cooling, Corey Rosenlee, electricity, energy, LED, LED lights, saving, schools|
The Department of Education is making it easier and significantly less expensive to install classroom air conditioning.
