HSTA asks for detailed answers about school reopening
Since late April, the Hawaii State Teachers Association has repeatedly asked the Hawaii State Department of Education what model(s) will be used to reopen public schools in school year 2020–21.
Don’t reply to unsolicited emails offering financial advice for teachers via HIDOE email
If you receive unsolicited emails from financial firms offering advice to educators via your DOE email, don't reply. The HSTA and NEA offer free, vetted advice from local firms that can help you anytime.
HIDOE’s teacher salary study ‘further justifies the need to take bold action’
The results from an independent teacher compensation study commissioned by the Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) show Hawaii’s cost of living and compression of salaries for experienced educators as the top challenges to recruiting and retaining public school teachers.
If approved by lawmakers, salary adjustments would bring $46M worth of raises
“This is a bold step to finally take care of this problem to make sure that every keiki in Hawaii has a qualified teacher,” said HSTA President Corey Rosenlee in testimony to the BOE Thursday.
In Kapolei, teachers and students tired of low teacher pay
More than 120 educators, students and community members spoke about the bad effects of low teacher pay.
In Honolulu, educators, parents ask for higher teacher pay
Anjelica Aires, a fourth-grade teacher at Queen Kaahumanu Elementary School, said, "I live paycheck to paycheck, even though I have a master’s degree in education. I’m working so hard for our students. Our responsibilities and our duties, every year, they add something, and we don’t get paid extra for it."