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HSTA automatic steps salary calculator
Educators must have at least seven years consecutive service to be considered for the next school year.
HSTA VP Logan Okita to serve as teacher standards board member
The Hawaiʻi State Senate voted Tuesday to confirm the nomination of Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association Vice President Logan Okita to the Hawai'i Teacher Standards Board.
Hawaiʻi Island teacher cultivates future community leaders with multilingual early college program
At Kealakehe High School in Kailua-Kona on Hawaiʻi Island, multilingual students in grades 10-12 are taking dual high school and college credit courses to learn translation skills, thanks to a program called Transformative Translations.
All O‘ahu HIDOE campuses, offices closing Friday due to severe weather conditions
Following Gov. Josh Green’s directive issued Thursday, the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education will close all HIDOE campuses and offices on O‘ahu on Friday, April 10.
Former HSTA attorney Vladimir Devens nominated as chief justice of Hawaiʻi Supreme Court
Gov. Josh Green has nominated Associate Supreme Court Justice Vladimir Devens, who served as the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association’s labor attorney for eight years, to serve as chief justice of the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court.
NEA president urges Hawaiʻi educators to organize for power
National Education Association (NEA) President Becky Pringle delivered a powerful and heartfelt message to Hawaiʻi educators Wednesday at the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association headquarters on Oʻahu, uplifting their work, honoring their leadership, and calling on members to organize for power to protect students, public education, and democracy.
NEA president visits Maui, Kāneʻohe schools
National Education Association (NEA) President Becky Pringle visited educators on Maui, met students and teachers at Pūʻōhala School and called on lawmakers at the State Capitol during a visit to the islands this week.
Educators whose vehicles were damaged at work during the storms are entitled to reimbursement
Public school employees whose personal vehicles parked at campuses and workplaces that were damaged or destroyed during the recent floods are eligible for reimbursement from the state, minus any insurance payouts.
HSTA members can apply now for flood relief funds
HSTA members may now apply for storm relief assistance from the union if they suffered significant damage to their primary residence, primary vehicle, and/or classroom or workspace caused by the Kona low storms across Hawaiʻi last month. Each qualifying category is eligible for a minimum of $250 in relief.
Judge blocks feds from scaling back childhood vaccination recommendations
A federal judge last week temporarily blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and said U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely violated federal procedures in revamping a key vaccine advisory committee.