Hawaiian studies teacher wins 2024 HSTA STACY Award for Teaching Excellence
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association recognized Hope McKeen, or Kumu Pualani to her students, a Hawaiian studies teacher at Keonepoko Elementary, with the 2024 STACY Award for Teaching Excellence.
Enter to win two round-trip tickets on Alaska Airlines, two-day car rental from National
In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, HSTA is partnering with Alaska Airlines and National Car Rental to give away two round-trip airline tickets and a two-day car rental to three lucky members!
Cohort of Hawaiʻi teachers complete externship over spring break
Five Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association members over spring break participated in the union’s revived teacher externship program, gaining valuable real-world experience to bring back to their classrooms.
HIDOE reports 22 schools with broken fire alarm systems
A review by the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education found that the number of public schools without working fire alarm systems more than doubled from 11 the department reported in January to 22 this month.
How to help students experiencing unstable housing
The Education for Homeless Children and Youth (EHCY) program has a team of 30 people in Hawaiʻi who work to provide resources to students and families experiencing unstable housing, including a community liaison in each complex area.
HSTA government relations specialist brings lobbying, labor relations experience
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is pleased to welcome Jason Bradshaw as its new government relations specialist.
Join HSTA’s second cohort to earn online Master’s of Education degree
Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association members can register to earn their Master’s of Education online for $11,500 from Spalding University through a partnership with the nonprofit What School Could Be and the national education design lab 2Revolutions.
Blessing marks opening of new Maui campus with classes to begin April 1
Teachers, staff and students at Maui’s King Kamehameha III Elementary School now have a new campus to call home.
Apply for a Hawaiʻi climate change teacher fellowship
Elemental Excelerator and SubjectToClimate are looking for Hawaiʻi educators of all disciplines and grades to participate in a Climate Champion Teacher Fellowship.
Grow Your Own founder outlines proven ways to address teacher shortage
Speaking before educators, administrators, and lawmakers at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol, David Donaldson, founder of the National Center for Grow Your Own, outlined his mission to provide “a clear articulated pathway for an aspiring educator to become a teacher for free, and get paid to do so.”