Two Oʻahu teachers travel to Morocco, Colombia to complete fellowship program
Two Oʻahu teachers embarked on an unforgettable journey across the globe this past year, all to bring an international perspective back to their schools in Hawaiʻi as part of the Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms program.
Three Lahaina schools to reopen to students starting Oct. 16
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) Tuesday announced reopening details for three Lahaina public schools, and said the federal government will build a new temporary school site after deadly wildfires in August shuttered the schools for nearly two months.
HIDOE changes Sheltered Instruction Qualification to include all Bargaining Unit 05 educators
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education announced this week that all teachers must obtain the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Sheltered Instruction Qualification.
Author of queer young adult fiction inspires Molokaʻi High students with career, creative process
When 2021 School Librarian of the Year Diane Mokuau redeemed her prize from Scholastic — an author visit and books for her students — she never dreamed it would lead to a challenging learning experience for her tight-knit community.
FAQs: Deadline to obtain Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) credits
Teachers will need to obtain six credits or equivalency within three years starting in SY 2020–21
Teacher resources for sexual violence education, prevention
To equip educators with safety strategies and education around sexual violence and prevention, the Sex Abuse Treatment Center developed age-appropriate, K–12 curricula in conjunction with the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education.
Florida public school students raise $13,500 for Maui teachers
From making beds to vacuuming cars, students from two Florida public schools raised $13,500 in just six days to benefit Maui teachers who lost their homes and classrooms to deadly wildfires in August.
‘We need a hero.’ Urge lawmakers to fight the youth vaping epidemic in Hawaiʻi
Educators say current restrictions on electronic cigarettes, or vaping products, aren’t working, and the burden to manage the youth vaping epidemic in Hawai'i can’t be placed solely on schools. Lawmakers have the power to protect our students by holding the tobacco industry accountable.
200+ people, groups send HSTA donations for Maui fire victims
More than 240 people and organizations from 33 states across the country have donated in excess of $205,000 to the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association to help Maui teachers who’ve lost homes and classrooms to the Aug. 8 wildfires.
Tentative agreement would raise pay for educational assistants, vice principals
Salaries for nearly 3,000 educational assistants and vice principals in Hawai‘i public schools would increase under a tentative agreement announced Thursday that will help combat chronic staff shortages.