Stabilization payments will help Hawaii retain its teachers

2021-05-24T09:41:04-10:00May 24, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

“For those who argue that the stabilization payment goes against collective bargaining, there already is a clear precedent of increasing payments to teachers outside of the collective bargaining process in Hawaii.”

Shortage differentials maintain strong BOE support

2021-05-21T17:00:25-10:00May 21, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

HIDOE is using the differentials to recruit, retain teachers Posted: May 21, 2021 Board of Education leaders voiced strong support Thursday for continuing teacher shortage differentials next school year and the Hawaii State Department of Education is still touting them in recruitment and retention materials even as the department works to find exactly how it will pay for them. Bruce Voss, who chairs the BOE’s Finance and Infrastructure Committee, said Thursday that the budget passed by lawmakers awaiting the governor’s signature or veto did not fund “the $32.5 million teacher differential that this board approved [...]

Governor calls off state furloughs, layoffs after president signs $1.9T COVID-19 bill

2021-03-11T14:17:17-10:00March 11, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Gov. David Ige announced Thursday that state government furloughs and layoffs are no longer necessary now that President Joe Biden has signed the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, also known as the COVID-19 relief bill.

Board of Education comes out strongly against school furloughs

2021-02-07T17:59:15-10:00December 18, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Members of the Hawaii State Board of Education Thursday said they oppose school employee furloughs, and several went so far as to ask the governor to rescind the furloughs since members of Congress are finalizing a pandemic aid package that contains more than $54 billion for public schools.

HSTA president addresses national meeting to boost relief for schools, states during pandemic

2020-05-15T11:41:00-10:00May 15, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

HSTA President Corey Rosenlee told a National Education Association tele-town hall audience Thursday about the HSTA’s successful efforts to fight a proposal that would have cut the pay of teachers and other state workers in the islands.

What’s in the latest congressional pandemic aid package for schools, teachers

2020-05-14T08:07:00-10:00May 14, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Here is a breakdown of key education-related proposals in the House Democrats' $3 trillion package advocated by the National Education Association.

 

Ige’s message to state workers: ‘No immediate need to consider pay cuts’

2020-05-13T14:25:00-10:00May 13, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

“There is no immediate need to consider pay cuts or furloughs. This is the last thing that anyone wants to do, and I’m hopeful that we will find ways to narrow the budget gap," Gov. David Ige said Tuesday.

$1 trillion for states, cities in new $3 trillion congressional aid package

2020-05-13T11:29:00-10:00May 13, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Hawaii State Teachers Association President Corey Rosenelee said the plan will “ensure the U.S. supports the neediest in our society and will fund a trillion dollars to support state and local governments. If approved, this bill could give Hawaii enough funding to ensure we can avoid pay cuts for state employees, including teachers.”

Ige says he’s considering ‘other options’ to pay cuts he calls a ‘last resort’

2020-05-02T09:57:00-10:00May 2, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

For the first time since his administration floated the unwise idea of 20-percent pay cuts for state employees, including educators, Gov. David Ige appears to be considering a federal low-interest loan program suggested by the Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA) and other unions to avoid those reductions.

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