Jill Meinecke2022-05-06T02:01:49-10:00May 5, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 21 hours, compression, differentials, gov. david ige, hawaii state legislature, House, michelle kidani, pre-K, Senate, shortage differentials, Sylvia Luke|
At a press conference on Thursday, Gov. David Ige affirmed his support for additional teacher pay after the state budget, which included $164 million for increasing teacher pay, passed both the House and Senate Tuesday.
Jill Meinecke2022-05-06T11:38:43-10:00May 3, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 21 hours, compression, contract, Donovan Dela Cruz, funding, gov. david ige, hawaii state legislature, HIDOE, House, lawmakers, Negotiations, Senate, shortage differentials, state budget, Sylvia Luke|
State lawmakers Tuesday approved a state budget that includes more than $164 million to end salary compression for experienced educators, fund shortage differentials, and restore paid job-embedded professional development for all teachers.
Terri Inefuku2022-04-22T16:29:34-10:00April 22, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Class VII, committee, compression, conference, House, menstruation equity, money, Period poverty, salary, Senate, teacher pay|
Conferees from the House and Senate will have to agree on the final language of the bills before they go to a full floor vote in both houses.
Jill Meinecke2022-04-01T19:15:05-10:00April 1, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 21 hours, compression, Hawaii Legislature, Hawaii State House of Representatives, House Finance Committee, Jr., lawmakers, Lisa Morrison, Logan Okita, Osa Tui, professional development, shortage differentials, Sylvia Luke, teacher pay|
The Hawaii State Teachers Association’s top priority bills, including those that would pay teachers based on their years of service, secure funding for shortage differentials, and reinstate 21 hours of job-embedded professional development, cleared a large milestone Friday when the important state House Finance Committee unanimously voted to advance them.
Jill Meinecke2022-03-22T16:24:41-10:00March 22, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 2022 Legislative session, 21 hours, compression, Hawaii Office of Collective Bargaining, hawaii state legislature, House Committee on Labor and Tourism, Jr., Osa Tui, shortage differentials, teacher pay|
The state House Committee on Labor and Tourism Tuesday voted to approve key bills aimed to pay teachers based on their years of service, secure funding for shortage differentials, and reinstate 21 hours of job-embedded professional development.
Jill Meinecke2022-03-18T08:50:09-10:00March 17, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 21 hours, Board of Education, collective bargaining, compression, Department of Education, hard-to-staff, Hawaii House Education Committee, Hawaiian immersion, Jr., Leeward Chapter, Osa Tui, professional development, shortage differentials, special education, teacher pay|
Measures that would pay teachers based on their years of service, bring permanent funding for shortage differentials, and restore funding for job-embedded educator professional development passed the state House Education Committee with no objections or reservations Thursday, following their approval by the full Senate earlier this month.
Jill Meinecke2022-01-28T18:28:39-10:00January 28, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: compression, gov. david ige, HIDOE, House, Jr., Keith Hayashi, legislature, Lisa Morrison, Logan Okita, Osa Tui, Senate, Senate Education Committee, testimony|
A proposal to pay Hawaii public school teachers based on their years of experience won unanimous approval from the state Senate Education Committee Friday.
Jill Meinecke2022-01-13T16:08:25-10:00January 13, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: City Council, compression, Council on Revenues, educators, Hawaii Department of Education, House Education Committee, HSTA legislative priorities, Jeanne Kapela, legislative session, Osa Tui Jr, salary compression, Step increase, step movement, Sylvia Luke, Veteran teachers|
With Hawaii expecting an improved economic outlook, leaders at the state Legislature plan on introducing proposals aimed at finally paying teachers for their years of experience, fixing salary compression.
Evan Kumasaki2022-10-01T11:24:42-10:00March 13, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: bill, compensation, compression, differentials, salaries, Senate, teachers|
Earlier in the day, teachers from Oahu and Maui delivered educator declarations signed by thousands of HSTA members across the state calling for higher pay for veterans and differentials for key shortage areas in special education, hard-to-staff schools and Hawaiian language immersion.
Evan Kumasaki2020-03-12T07:24:00-10:00March 12, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: bill, compression, differentials, funding, hard-to-staff, Hawaiian language immersion, House, salary, SB2488, SPED, teacher compensation, testimony|
The House Committee on Labor & Public Employment, along with the Committee on Lower & Higher Education, will hear SB2488, SD2 Relating to teacher compensation on Friday, March 13, at 2 p.m. at the Hawaii State Capitol, Room 309. Written and oral testimony will be accepted.
