HSTA members can apply now for flood relief funds
HSTA members may now apply for storm relief assistance from the union if they suffered significant damage to their primary residence, primary vehicle, and/or classroom or workspace caused by the Kona low storms across Hawaiʻi last month. Each qualifying category is eligible for a minimum of $250 in relief.
Judge blocks feds from scaling back childhood vaccination recommendations
A federal judge last week temporarily blocked federal health officials from cutting the number of vaccines recommended for every child, and said U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely violated federal procedures in revamping a key vaccine advisory committee.
Know Your Rights — Defending what we’ve won, building what we need
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is proud to bring back the “Know Your Rights” column dedicated to helping Bargaining Unit 05 educators understand the rights we have secured in our contract and how to use them every day.
All O‘ahu HIDOE offices, campuses closing Friday due to severe weather conditions
A Maui educator and her ʻohana are asking for the community’s kōkua after the severe flooding in ʻĪao Valley due to the recent Kona low storms.
GoFundMe launched to support Maui educator ʻohana after damage in ʻĪao Valley
A Maui educator and her ʻohana are asking for the community’s kōkua after the severe flooding in ʻĪao Valley due to the recent Kona low storms.
GoFundMe effort helps retired teacher whose Maui home was destroyed in floods
The family of a retired public school teacher and her husband is appealing for the public’s help after the couple’s home was destroyed by floodwaters that turned Maui’s ʻĪao Valley Stream into a raging river during last weekend’s storm.
All HIDOE schools close Friday due to stormy weather
All Hawaiʻi Department of Education public and charter schools will close on Friday, in accordance with Gov. Josh Green’s announcement that he will close state offices on those islands tomorrow because of a storm expected to hit the state with heavy rain, flash flooding, severe thunderstorms and damaging winds.
Sen. Mazie Hirono raises alarm on anniversary of education cuts
President Donald Trump has “created chaos and confusion—all at the expense of students,” U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono (D, HI) said during a news conference she held in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, the one-year anniversary of Trump’s attack on the U.S. Department of Education.
HSTA demands HIDOE response to educators who weren’t properly credited for prior teaching
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is demanding a response and information from the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education after a judge's decision which clears the way for more than 2,200 public school teachers to receive service credit for teaching experience outside the department that would result in raises worth thousands of dollars.
House Finance Committee green lights annual step salary increases
The state House Finance Committee on Tuesday approved a measure that would fund annual step salary hikes for public and charter school teachers, a provision that has been in the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association contract for years but has never been funded.