kkerr@hsta.org2021-03-05T11:56:34-10:00March 5, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: concerns, coronavirus, COVID-19, Derek Minak, fourth quarter, Hawaii Board of Education, reopening schools, school year, superintendent, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, vaccine|
A discussion by the Board of Education Thursday about bringing more public school students back to campuses in the fourth quarter showed while most people support the idea, there are numerous concerns about the readiness, the ability, and reality of increasing on-campus learning in the weeks ahead.
Terri Inefuku2021-03-02T18:36:31-10:00March 2, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: Board of Education, coronavirus, COVID-19, Department of Education, face-to-face learning, Hawaii State Department of Education, impact bargaining, school reopening|
The Hawaii State Teachers Association Board of Directors voted to support our negotiations team conducting impact bargaining with the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) on wider implementation of face-to-face learning in the fourth quarter.
kkerr@hsta.org2021-02-12T20:04:22-10:00February 12, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, register, shots, survey, tips, vaccinations, vaccines|
A slim 52-percent majority of members who completed a Hawaii State Teachers Association vaccination survey during Institute this week reported receiving one or two doses of coronavirus vaccines; a sign that progress has been made, but there’s still a long way to go.
kkerr@hsta.org2021-02-12T20:20:14-10:00February 12, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: Becky Pringle, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Corey Rosenlee, coronavirus, COVID-19, reopening, schools, standards|
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Friday released new guidelines about the safe delivery of in-person instruction at K-12 schools.
Terri Inefuku2021-02-25T08:33:13-10:00February 7, 2021|Categories: Negotiations|Tags: bargaining, collective bargaining agreement, contract, coronavirus, COVID-19, impact bargaining, Negotiations, Negotiations Team, successor agreement|
kkerr@hsta.org2021-02-11T14:55:52-10:00February 5, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: AUW, bills, coronavirus, COVID-19. pay bills, HECO, HEI, overdue, pandemic, utility bills|
The Hawaii Utility Bill Assistance Program aims to help Hawaii residents who are financially affected by the pandemic and who have fallen behind on their electric, water, sewer, and gas bills.
Terri Inefuku2021-02-05T15:18:17-10:00February 3, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: cases, Corey Rosenlee, coronavirus, COVID-19, Donna Mercado Kim, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, legislature, michelle kidani, Senate Committee on Education|
A bill requiring the Hawaii Department of Education to publish a weekly report naming the public schools that have COVID-19 cases among students and staff unanimously passed the Senate Education Committee Wednesday.
Evan Kumasaki2021-02-05T01:11:58-10:00January 29, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, Department of Education, Department of Health, distribution, guidance, priority, vaccine|
Educators will begin to get access to COVID-19 vaccines on a regular basis toward the end of January and early February, state officials said, while Kauai public school employees will get vaccinated starting Monday.
Evan Kumasaki2021-01-28T10:59:00-10:00January 28, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: airport, coronavirus, COVID-19, free, testing, waikiki|
The City and County of Honolulu, through an agreement with the National Kidney Foundation of Hawai‘i Consortium, has expanded free COVID-19 testing to O‘ahu educators at testing sites at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport and in Waikīkī.
Evan Kumasaki2021-01-26T06:20:00-10:00January 26, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: alert, AlohaSafe Alert, app, coronavirus, COVID-19, notification|
Health officials urge the public to download a local app that was developed to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19. AlohaSafe Alert is a free exposure notification app approved by the state of Hawai‘i.
