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HSTA President Corey Rosenlee’s BOE testimony on the dangers of furloughs
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HSTA President Corey Rosenlee’s BOE testimony on the dangers of furloughs

Evan Kumasaki2020-12-16T11:50:00-10:00December 16, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, budget cuts, Corey Rosenlee, coronavirus, COVID-19, David Ige, education, furloughs, governor, HSTA, pay cuts, testimony|

“The Hawaii State Teachers Association requests that the Board of Education stand with our keiki and write a letter urging Gov. David Ige to prevent destructive furloughs and protect public education funding for our keiki.”

Initial successor contract proposals exchanged; COVID-19 negotiations unproductive
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Initial successor contract proposals exchanged; COVID-19 negotiations unproductive

Evan Kumasaki2021-02-07T13:48:53-10:00December 12, 2020|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: bargaining, contract, coronavirus, COVID-19, David Ige, furloughs, governor, HSTA, Negotiations, pay cuts|

Joint statement: Governor creates chaos and confusion with badly planned furlough rollout
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Joint statement: Governor creates chaos and confusion with badly planned furlough rollout

Evan Kumasaki2020-12-11T10:20:00-10:00December 11, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: budget cuts, coronavirus, COVID-19, David Ige, furloughs, governor, HGEA, HSTA, joint statement, pay cuts, UHPA, UPW|

One day after Gov. David Ige announced plans to furlough tens of thousands of employees in his state workforce, details are emerging showing the so-called plan actually isn’t one.

HSTA ready to fight governor’s plan for furloughs, pay cuts
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HSTA ready to fight governor’s plan for furloughs, pay cuts

Evan Kumasaki2021-02-06T10:32:34-10:00December 10, 2020|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: budget cuts, coronavirus, COVID-19, David Ige, furloughs, governor, HGEA, HSTA, joint statement, Negotiations, pay cuts, UHPA, UPW|

HSTA, HGEA, UHPA, UPW issue joint statement on furloughs
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HSTA, HGEA, UHPA, UPW issue joint statement on furloughs

Evan Kumasaki2020-12-10T10:55:00-10:00December 10, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: budget cuts, coronavirus, COVID-19, David Ige, furloughs, governor, HGEA, HSTA, joint statement, pay cuts, UHPA, UPW|

The Hawaii Government Employees Association (HGEA), the Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA), the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA), and the United Public Workers (UPW) stand in strong opposition to Gov. David Ige’s plan to unilaterally implement furloughs starting in January 2021.

[CLOSED] Join HSTA’s pilot book study on emotional resilience
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[CLOSED] Join HSTA’s pilot book study on emotional resilience

Evan Kumasaki2020-12-05T11:19:00-10:00December 5, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: book study, coronavirus, COVID-19, emotional resilience, Instruction and Professional Development, Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Education|

HSTA’s Instruction and Professional Development (IPD) Department wants to help members build their own emotional resilience. We’re looking for 30 teachers who can commit to a pilot professional development book study based on the book “Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators” by Elena Aguilar.

Proposed cuts to weighted student formula, special education will hurt schools, keiki
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Proposed cuts to weighted student formula, special education will hurt schools, keiki

Evan Kumasaki2020-12-03T07:35:00-10:00December 3, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, coronavirus, COVID-19, cuts, Department of Education, funding, operating budget, special education, weighted student formula|

HSTA President Corey Rosenlee informed the media and our members Wednesday about proposed cuts in the Department of Education’s proposed operating budget and the damaging impacts on our keiki and schools. “HSTA does not want these cuts to go into place until our lawmakers and the public know the ramifications of these cuts,” he said.