Benefits Huge When We Invest in Schools
Legislators Urged to Commit to Improving Education
The "inconvenient truth" is that the poor condition of our public school campuses reflects long-standing priorities of our community.
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Keeping Highly Qualified Teachers Requires Affordable Housing
Cost of Living an Issue in Location Decisions
Currently, 50 percent of newly hired teachers leave Hawaii public schools within five years. The shortage of highly qualified teachers in Hawaii’s public school is only going to increase in the coming years.
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HSTA Supports Hui Ho'omalu in Recruiting Foster/Resource Families
Partnership Will Help Boost Program Awareness
In Hawai'i, there are over 2,100 children and youth in foster care. These children have been abused or neglected and their families are unable to care for them.
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Mike McCartney Selected as New HSTA Executive Director
Public School Graduate and Son of Two Teachers Succeeds Joan Husted
The Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA) announced that former state senator, businessman, and community advocate Mike McCartney was approved by the HSTA board of directors September 15 as the organization's new executive director. He will start his new position December 1.
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NEA Testifies Against Reauthorization of No Child Left Behind Law
President Reg Weaver Calls Draft Language “Dysfunctional”
NEA President Reg Weaver called on members of the House Education and Labor Committee to reject draft language currently under discussion for the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act while testifying to the Committee today.
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New Report Indicates That Americans Believe NCLB Narrows Curriculum
Poll Shows Public Increasingly Views NCLB Unfavorably
According to the 39th Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Annual Poll of the Public’s Attitudes Toward the Public Schools, more Americans are more familiar with the federal No Child Left Behind Act than they were last year -- and like it even less.
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Congress Adjourns for August Recess after Education Progress
NEA counts several victories among the votes taken thus far
Congress adjourned August 4 for its August recess. In recent months, Congress has taken up a number of bills addressing issues of concern to educators, and NEA has secured a number of important victories. Education-related issues will also be on the fall congressional agenda.
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NEA President Calls on Congress to Invest in Education
Closing Tax Loopholes and Creating Economic Development Centers Are Key
National Education Association President Reg Weaver is calling for a new, national education initiative to strengthen schools and develop the nation's "human capital" in order to keep America competitive in the 21st century.
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Parents Television Council Slams Ratings
TV Executives Still Hiding Behind a System that Doesn’t Work
This is the Parents Television Council’s fifth report examining the television ratings system. The Council concluded that the ratings system is a sham.
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American public, educators agree on changing NCLB
Educational Testing Service poll reveals widespread support for change
A survey released this week by the Educational Testing Service that finds strong public support for reauthorizing NCLB. “Standards, Accountability and Flexibility: Americans Speak on No Child Left Behind Reauthorization” also shows that teachers, school administrators, and the American public want major changes when Congress rewrites the law.
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No Child law still leaves behind many kids
HSTA President Roger Takabayashi explains what needs to
be done
We could not agree more with The
Honolulu Advertiser's recent editorial ("Despite higher scores, NCLB needs
fixing," June 7) that wisely points out that while the recent increase in
Hawai'i student math test scores is certainly good news, we should not equate
these incremental successes with evidence that the federal No Child Left Behind
Act of 2001 is working.
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Choosing the Right Preschool
There are important indicators you can identify
Finding a safe preschool that can cater to your child's needs, and your own, can be one of the most difficult endeavors a parent can undertake. So as you make plans to pay a visit — or two or three — to the preschool of your choice, keep the following things in mind:
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Virginia Tech Students Need Your Help
Help support Virginia Tech students studying to be teachers
In the wake of the horrific events that occurred on the campus of Virginia Tech, you can make a donation to The Virginia Tech teacher education scholarship. The Janet M. and James F. Johnson Teacher Education Endowment Scholarship supports students who are studying to
be teachers. To learn how you can help, click here.
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Teach Your Child to Read
Following Simple Steps, Key to Success
When it comes to reading, there are so many different sounds, syllables and rules that the idea of teaching a young child to read can seem daunting. Luckily, the process of teaching a child to read is actually a series of simple steps that you may already be doing.
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Healthier Kids, Fewer Sick Days
Habits Learned in Pre-school, Kindergarten and Elementary School Are Keys to Wellness
It's a good idea for parents to revisit healthy advice they probably received as children, re-learn it and make certain their young children learn it and receive monitoring and frequent reminders.
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Praise for Cuts in College Student Loan Rates
Legislation passes U.S. House, heads to
Senate
HSTA President Roger Takabayashi praised the passage of H.R. 5,
the College Student Relief Act of 2007, by the U.S. House of Representatives.
The bill was part of the House Democrats' "First 100 hours" legislative package.
According to Takabayashi, the measure will cut the interest rate on
federally subsidized student loans for college-bound Hawaii
students in half over the next five years.
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It's Time to Fix No Child Left Behind
The Fifth Anniversary of NCLB Presents an Opportunity to Make Critical Changes
The National Education Association (NEA) has released eyewitness accounts of educators' experiences with the NCLB law and incorporated the recommendations of thousands of teachers in advocating positive changes to Congress as it deliberates reauthorization of the act.
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New Report a Mixed Bag of School Reform Proposals
�Tough Choices or Tough Times� Report's Priorities Questioned
Reg Weaver, president of the National Education Association of which HSTA is an affiliate, said the report on national public education reform should prompt much-needed discussion on how to improve public schools but cautioned that some of the report's recommendations were not plausible, given existing conditions in many schools.
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Kauai English Program Praised at National Forum
Kapa'a middle and high school students show dramatic progress
At the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C., the Alliance for Excellent Education, a national organization focusing on improving high school graduation rates, hosted a symposium entitled, Reaching Every English Language Learner from Hawaii to New York. Senators Akaka and Inouye praised their public school education and heard how Kapa'a public schools pilot program enables students from economically disadvantaged families to outperform those from higher income families.
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Funding for Outreach Making a Difference on Molokai
Budget cuts threaten successful program
An article in the Honolulu Advertiser documented the success acheived by Kaunakaki Elementary. But funding reductions resulting from implementation of the Student Weighted Formula from Act 51, could cripple it and reduce its accomplishments.
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