HSTA recent news
Jill Meinecke2023-07-05T09:49:14-10:00July 5, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Anne Frank, book bans, Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Florida, Freedom to Learn rally, Hawaii educators, Jr., LGBTQ, NEA, NEA Representative Assembly, Orlando, Osa Tui, Sarah Tochiki, say gay|
Nearly 90 Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association members joined more than 3,000 educators in Orlando, Florida, to rally for honesty in education Wednesday morning.
Jill Meinecke2023-07-03T15:59:04-10:00July 3, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: computer science, Gov. Josh Green, Hawaii Legislature, Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, preschool, public education, Ready Keiki, Royal Elementary School, Sen. Michelle Kidani, Teacher housing, Universal pre-K|
Gov. Josh Green Monday signed into law several bills aimed at improving education in Hawaiʻi during a ceremony at Royal Elementary School on Oʻahu.
Jill Meinecke2023-06-30T11:58:32-10:00June 30, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: affirmative action, Becky Pringle, college debt, LGBTQ, LGBTQ+ protections, loan debt, loan forgiveness, National Education Association, NEA, Supreme Court, The U.S. Supreme Court|
In two major rulings Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Biden administration’s college debt forgiveness plan and limited protections for the LGBTQ+ community, asserting the power of the nation’s highest court’s conservative majority.
Jill Meinecke2023-06-30T15:03:32-10:00June 30, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Hawaiʻi Fire Fighters Association, Hawaii Legislature, HSTA, Leeward Chapter, Ocean Marine Resources & Hawaiian Affairs Committee, Public Safety & Military Affairs Committee, UH Mānoa’s William S. Richardson School of Law, UniServ director, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is pleased to introduce Jolyn Garidan Prieto as the newest Leeward Chapter UniServ Director.
Jill Meinecke2023-06-28T12:46:53-10:00June 28, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Chicago, communication, communications awards, editing, HSTA, SEAComm, State Education Association, State Education Association Communicators, union, video editing, writing|
HSTA's Communications Department won three awards of excellence and two awards of distinction at the SEAComm conference last week in Chicago.
Jill Meinecke2023-06-26T11:11:23-10:00June 26, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Apply now, HSTA jobs, now hiring, Oahu, UniServ director|
HSTA is looking for an Oʻahu UniServ Director who is articulate, organized, and a believer in due process.
Jill Meinecke2023-06-06T11:34:56-10:00June 6, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: early career educator, free professional learning community courses, Hawaii Teacher Induction Center, multilingual learners, new teachers, PLC, professional development, SHiNE, special education, trauma-informed practices, virtual pd|
Early career educators in their second through fourth years of teaching can register for free Professional Learning Community (PLC) opportunities this summer from the Hawaiʻi Teacher Induction Center.
Terri Inefuku2023-06-07T10:33:12-10:00June 6, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: addiction, Christine Russo, e-cigarettes, e-liquids, electronic cigarettes, Government Relations Committee, HSTA teacher lobbyist, Laverne Moore, nicotine, smoking, tax, tobacco, vaping, youth|
Senate Bill 975 will tax electronic smoking devices and e-liquids, similar to tobacco products, and restrict shipping to wholesalers and retailers, meaning they can no longer be shipped directly to individuals. The measure was approved by the state Legislature earlier this month and awaits Gov. Josh Green’s signature.
Jill Meinecke2023-06-02T17:08:24-10:00June 1, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: 2025-2026, 2026-2027, BOE, fall break, first day of school, HIDOE, last day of school, school calendar, school year, spring break, winter break|
The Hawaiʻi Board of Education (BOE) voted Thursday to approve the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education’s (HIDOE) calendars for school years 2025–2026 and 2026–2027.
Terri Inefuku2023-05-31T14:43:19-10:00May 31, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: English learner, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, Office of Student Support Services, PDE3, professional development, requirement, Sheltered Instruction Qualification, SIQ, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, TESOL|
Information obtained by HSTA’s Instruction and Professional Development Department on courses approved by the HIDOE and additional guidance to access SIQ credit and non-credit courses.
