HIDOE details millions in potential cuts for next school year

2021-01-16T13:43:00-10:00January 16, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

For the first time Friday, the Hawaii State Department of Education released school-by-school effects of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of budget reductions the governor has directed public schools to endure next school year, resulting in a range of 1,000 to 1,500 job losses, at least half which would affect teachers. 

Hirono, Booker announce bill to improve K-12 distance, blended learning during COVID-19

2020-11-05T15:58:03-10:00October 10, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

U.S. Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D, Hawaii), along with her colleague U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D, N.J.) announced their plan Friday to introduce the Learning Opportunity and Achievement Act (LOAA), which would improve distance and blended learning in our public schools during the coronavirus pandemic.

Teacher evaluation changes because of COVID-19 explained

2021-02-05T08:43:02-10:00May 9, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The HSTA worked to ensure that teachers will not be penalized if they are unable to complete all of the components of the Educator Effectiveness System (EES) as school buildings are now closed because of the pandemic.

Free workshops aim to help members on road to homeownership

2020-02-22T07:44:00-10:00February 22, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Interested in purchasing a home, but don't know if you have the resources? The Hawaii State Teachers Association is partnering with the Hawaii HomeOwnership Center (HHOC) to provide informational workshops for members.

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