HSTA recent news
HIDOE memos related to coronavirus (COVID-19)
This page contains updates issued by the Hawaii State Department of Education related to coronavirus (COVID-19).
Kalani High educator honored as the DOE’s 2023 Teacher of the Year
Dr. Michael Ida, a math and computer science teacher at Kalani High, received the state's top teaching award from Gov. David Ige and Schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi during a ceremony at Washington Place Monday afternoon.
Join HSTA in the 2022 Honolulu Pride Parade
HSTA members on Oʻahu, please join us for the 2022 Honolulu Pride Parade on Saturday, Oct. 15!
Hayashi: Compression pay raises should start in Nov. 18 paycheck
Schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi told the Board of Education Thursday that thousands of public and charter school teachers affected by salary compression — 72% of the teaching workforce – should start seeing increased pay in their Nov. 18 paychecks.
HSTA offers PD course on implicit bias, microaggressions, stereotypes
HSTA members from across the state worked together to create this course for their colleagues. Their goal is to help educators become aware of these biases in themselves and others, and learn to address them.
Compression pay fix on Oct. 6 BOE agenda
The Hawaii State Department of Education Friday submitted a plan to the Hawaii Board of Education to make one-time salary adjustments for roughly 9,200 public and charter school teachers, which will be discussed at a special board meeting Oct. 6.
HSTA releases 2022 general election recommendations
Recommendations are based on research, membership input, interviews, and discussions to determine which candidates would be the strongest advocates for teachers, students, and public education in policies and legislation.
Hawaiʻi public schools to receive $58 million in federal funding
Hawaiʻi K-12 schools will receive more than $58 million in new federal funding for the 2022-23 school year, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) announced Thursday.
Hawaiʻi Island educator chosen for the NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellowship
Pualeilani Fernandez, a Hawaiian history teacher at Hilo Intermediate, was chosen to represent Hawaiʻi in the 2023 cohort of the NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellowship.
Maui teacher suffering from long COVID seeks leave share donations
Pōmaikaʻi Elementary third-grade teacher and Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association Maui Chapter member Courtney Flower is asking for leave donations from her colleagues by Oct. 7 after being diagnosed with long COVID.