Statistics show Hawaii at or near the bottom on school spending, which hurts our keiki
Click on these links to see the source and background of these statistics which show how Hawaii's chronic underfunding of public education is hurting our children with low high school completion rates and Native Hawaiian students in public schools more likely to have unqualified teachers.
Constitutional Amendment to better fund schools approved by lawmakers
The State Senate Monday approved a bill to ask voters to decide this fall whether the state should be empowered to impose a surcharge on residential investment properties to help fund public education.
Isle voters likely to get their say on a property tax for schools
Following a two-year lobbying effort by the Hawaii State Teachers Association, a proposed constitutional amendment asking voters if the state should be allowed to tax investment properties to benefit public schools is all but set for the November ballot.
HSTA’s 2018 legislative package unveiled
Proposals for a constitutional amendment to create a steady funding stream for public schools, limits on standardized testing and a teacher on the Board of Education are included in this year’s package of bills HSTA is advocating for at the state Legislature.
Meet HSTA’s candidates for 2018 NEA RA state delegates
The elections will be held at Institute Days on each island: Monday, Feb. 12, Oahu; Tuesday, Feb. 13, Kauai; Wednesday, Feb. 14, Molokai; Thursday, Feb. 15, Maui and Lanai; Friday, Feb. 16, Hawaii Island (Hilo, Kona, Hamakua, Kohala)
Meet HSTA’s state officer candidates
The elections will be held at Institute Days on each island: Monday, Feb. 12, Oahu; Tuesday, Feb. 13, Kauai; Wednesday, Feb. 14, Molokai; Thursday, Feb. 15, Maui and Lanai; Friday, Feb. 16, Hawaii Island (Hilo, Kona, Hamakua, Kohala)
Ige wants to increase education spending
The governor wants to boost per-pupil funding for public schools by $2 million through what’s known as the weighted student formula.
As students return to Kahului Elementary after arson fire, HSTA helps their teachers
The Hawaii State Teachers Association announced it is sending $200 checks to the eight teachers whose classrooms were destroyed in the blaze.
Kauai teacher Michael Kline wins 2017 HSTA teaching excellence award
Kline is a special education preschool teacher who chairs the Special Education Department at Kilauea Elementary. “I love these kids and feel honored to be their first teacher in a school setting,” Kline said.
Ted Waitt, one of HSTA’s early presidents and numbers expert, dies
The Hawaii State Teachers Association lost an outstanding teacher leader when Ted Waitt, HSTA’s fourth president, died on Hawaii Island Feb. 11.