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Write to the Board of Education to urge continued funding for teacher shortage differentials

2020-07-18T12:16:00-10:00July 18, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

In spite of new data showing they were effective, a proposal before the Hawaii State Board of Education (BOE) aims to defer millions of dollars in shortage differentials that the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) began in January for special education classroom teachers, Hawaiian language immersion educators, and educators at hard-to-staff schools.

HSTA Office Hours: ʻĀina Aloha: Rooting content to our beloved Hawaiʻi during COVID-19

2021-03-01T09:55:18-10:00July 17, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

ʻĀina Aloha is a framework for educators to root our content to Hawaiʻi, strengthening our HĀ, even as we face new models of hybrid learning during the coronavirus pandemic.

HSTA and HIDOE reach agreement on distancing of students in classrooms

2021-02-06T08:56:27-10:00July 14, 2020|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

We are pleased to report that the Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA) and Schools Superintendent Christina Kishimoto have reached a resolution on distancing of students in classrooms and face-covering requirements.

BOE defers approval of school reopening agreement

2020-07-10T16:21:00-10:00July 10, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

After a record number of educators and parents expressed concerns about unsafe social distancing protocols that violate a school reopening agreement between the state and Hawaii State Teachers Association, the Hawaii State Board of Education Thursday night voted to defer approval of the deal.

Strategy Talks with HSTA IPD: Student Corner

2020-07-10T06:05:00-10:00July 10, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Teachers and students can showcase and highlight student work, mentor and engage with students and the community, and create a comprehensive knowledge base and project exhibition space for their learning community.

Biden: ‘I can’t wait for the departure of Donald Trump and the chance to replace Betsy DeVos’

2020-07-04T08:34:00-10:00July 4, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

“This is going to be a teacher-oriented Department of Education. It’s not going to come from the top-down, it’s coming from the teachers up,” Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden told NEA RA delegates Friday.

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