cschubert2025-07-18T15:02:52-10:00July 5, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: Castle High School, civil rights, discrimination, English language learners, equitable education, federal DOE, HSTA, immigrant status, Jamie Stidger, legislative amendment, migrant students, NEA policy, NEA Representative Assembly, public education, teacher advocacy|
A proposal submitted by an Oʻahu high school English teacher was adopted recently by the National Education Associationʻs Representative Assembly to ensure equitable educational opportunities for English language learners and migrant students, regardless of immigrant status.
Jill Meinecke2025-05-02T09:24:45-10:00April 24, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: civil rights, DEI, diversity, equity, HSTA Board of Directors, HSTA committee, HSTA leaders, IDEA, inclusion, Mazie Hirono, Title 1, Trump adminstration, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono|
U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono told HSTA volunteer leaders Thursday that the Trump administration is mounting an “all-out assault on education, and itʻs something we need to fight back against.”
cschubert2025-03-24T10:35:04-10:00March 24, 2025|Categories: News|Tags: advocacy groups, civil rights, civil rights protections, congress, constitutional law, Department of Education, disability rights, education equity, Education Law Center, education policy, educators, executive overreach, federal agencies, federal funding, government oversight, higher education, lawsuit, NAACP, NEA, Pell Grants, public schools, school employees, school funding, special education, student loans, student rights, Trump Administration|
Advocacy groups representing educators, civil rights organizations, and families have filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration’s attempt to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, arguing that such actions exceed executive authority and put millions of vulnerable students at risk. The lawsuit contends that eliminating the department would strip critical funding, undermine civil rights protections, and jeopardize access to education for students with disabilities, low-income families, and other marginalized groups.
