First lady thanks educators during visit to Waipahu High School
During remarks before a socially distanced crowd that also included state and city lawmakers and Hawaii State Department of Education officials, first lady Dr. Jill Biden thanked her fellow educators for their hard work during the pandemic.
Holck to school-level leaders: Your work is important to HSTA’s success
In a speech to volunteer teacher union leaders from across the state, Hawaii State Teachers Association Executive Director Wilbert Holck Wednesday gave them an important history lesson to recognize HSTA’s 50th anniversary.
HIDOE distance learning plan calls for simultaneous instruction BOE promised would not happen
The release of distance learning options for families late Wednesday by the Hawaii State Department of Education "is a positive step, but from what we see, teachers are still going to be expected to teach simultaneously online and in-person which the Board of Education last week agreed should not happen," Hawaii State Teachers Association President Osa Tui, Jr. said.
HIDOE hosts back-to-school book giveaway Thursday, Friday
The Kids in Need Foundation and Scholastic are providing thousands of free new school books to teachers on July 22 and 23 at the Hawaii State Department of Education’s Back-to-School Book Giveaway at the Neal S. Blaisdell Exhibition Hall on Oahu.
BOE directs schools to offer distance learning options
With a little more than two weeks before students begin the fall semester, the Hawaii Board of Education Thursday directed public school officials to formulate a distance learning plan that board members pledged would not require educators to teach students online and in-person at the same time.
EUTF error impacts HSTA VB members’ paychecks
Roughly 4,200 members who have HSTA VB medical/prescription drug or dental plans will be seeing adjustments in future paychecks due to an error made by the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund.
HIDOE memos related to coronavirus (COVID-19)
This page contains updates issued by the Hawaii State Department of Education related to coronavirus (COVID-19).
Distance learning for fall term is ‘legitimate concern,’ superintendent says
For every teacher the state dedicates to distance learning when students return to class in August, it would need to pull a teacher out of the classroom, state Schools Superintendent Christina Kishimoto said Tuesday.
Superintendent, gov: Mask mandate will remain in school buildings, for now
When most public school students throughout the state return to classrooms on Aug 3, they will still be required to wear masks, state Schools Superintendent Christina Kishimoto said Tuesday.
Hilo educator becomes HSTA’s NEA director
Hilo social studies teacher Aaron Kubo recently began serving as the Hawaii State Teacher Association’s NEA director, the union’s representative to the National Education Association. He brings a wide variety of experience in education, ethnic diversity and labor relations to this position.