HSTA recent news
Jill Meinecke2025-01-23T15:20:40-10:00January 23, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: Donald Trump, immigrants, immigration, immigration enforcement, National Education Association, NEA, NEA immigration guidance, safe zones, unauthorized immigrants|
Immigration guidance compiled by the National Education Association lays out information regarding immigration and schools in light of President Donald Trump's plan for aggressive immigrations enforcement.
Jill Meinecke2025-01-24T14:53:47-10:00January 23, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: 2025 legislative session, Bargaining Unit 05, Board of Education, BOE, BU05, BU06, BU07, covid, COVID hazard pay, COVID-19, Department of Education, DOE, hazard pay, Jr., Osa Tui, Rep. Justin Woodson, Sen. Aquino|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is asking state lawmakers for a one-time hazard pay bonus for the thousands of public and charter school teachers who worked directly with students during the pandemic.
Jill Meinecke2025-01-21T15:41:43-10:00January 21, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: Daphna Ehrenhalt, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., HCR Committee, HSTA Leeward Chapter, human and civil rights committee, Kahauiki Village, MLK Jr., Oahu housing program, Ray’shaun Reed, Ryan Tong|
During the long weekend and in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., over 80 people gathered at Kahauiki Village for an adventure afternoon sponsored by Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association’s Human and Civil Rights (HCR) Committee.
Jill Meinecke2025-01-17T11:11:04-10:00January 16, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: 2025 legislative session, automatic step increases, COVID hazard pay, educator housing, Hawaii Capitol, hawaii state legislature, hazard pay, HSTA policy guide, paid family leave, Teacher housing, universal free school meals|
COVID-19 hazard pay for educators, automatic step increases, free school meals for students and paid family leave for state and county employees are among the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association’s key priorities for this year’s state legislative session that began Wednesday.
Jill Meinecke2025-01-16T10:27:59-10:00January 16, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: K-12, National Science Foundation, PAEMST, President Joe Biden, Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, STEM, Washington D.C.|
President Joe Biden announced Monday six Hawaiʻi teachers have been selected as recipients of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST), the highest award K-12 math and science teachers can receive from the U.S. government.
Terri Inefuku2025-01-10T10:29:40-10:00January 10, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: maui wildfires, mental health, Mental Health America of Hawaii|
Resources to help educators care for their own mental health and help children in their charge cope with crises Updated: January 10, 2025 Disaster Distress Helpline If you are experiencing anxiety, worry, sadness, anger, or other strong feelings of distress, call the federal government’s Disaster Distress Helpline (DDH) at 1-800-985-5990 for crisis counseling and support. Call or text 24/7/365; standard text messaging, data rates apply. Press 2 for Spanish; interpretation services are available in 100+ languages. If you are deaf or hard of hearing and American Sign Language is your primary or preferred language, [...]
Evan Kumasaki2025-01-09T11:54:04-10:00January 9, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: Hawaii Teacher Standards Board, HTSB, license, license renewal, provisional license, standard license, teaching permit|
The Hawaii Teachers Standards Board (HTSB) has asked the HSTA to remind members that teachers whose licenses expire in 2025 need to renew their licenses in a timely manner.
Evan Kumasaki2025-01-07T13:02:40-10:00January 7, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: friend of youth award, HCR, HSTA, human and civil rights committee, nomination, pono award, social justice|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association’s Human and Civil Rights Committee is seeking nominations for HSTA’s annual Pono and Friend of Youth awards.
Jill Meinecke2025-01-06T15:02:57-10:00January 6, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: Gov. Josh Green, HIDOE, King Kamehameha III Elementary, King Kamehameha III Elementary at Pulelehua, Lahaina, Lahaina wildfires, Maui, maui wildfires|
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) released a report Friday summarizing feedback from the school and local community about the rebuilding plan for the historic King Kamehameha III Elementary School, which was destroyed in the August 2023 Lahaina wildfires.
cschubert2025-01-10T15:37:33-10:00December 20, 2024|Categories: News|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association advocates for increased funding and resources to enhance public education, improve learning environments, and support teachers through initiatives like re-establishing step increases, funding school modernization, and expanding special education programs. Key priorities also include affordable housing for teachers, financial incentives, and equitable programs to attract and retain highly qualified educators.
