Leilehua High teacher wins 2024 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year award
Jackie Freitas received the state’s top teaching award from Gov. Josh Green and Schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi during a ceremony at Washington Place Tuesday.
Tireless teacher advocate, tough negotiator Joan Husted dies at 85
Joan Lee Husted, one of the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association’s founding mothers, died Monday. She was 85 years old and passed away peacefully at her Makiki home under hospice care, her family said.
LGBTQ+ Pride resources and interactive virtual classroom
HSTA’s Human and Civil Rights Committee is virtually celebrating the contributions of the LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual) community and the cultural diversity of our island home with an interactive Pride virtual classroom.
Lahaina community calls for stronger evacuation plans, mental health services post-wildfires
Families in Lahaina voiced their concerns Thursday over inadequate evacuation plans and inaccessible mental health services as three of four Hawaiʻi State Department of Education schools in West Maui prepare to reopen to students next month in the wake of devastating wildfires.
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.