Jill Meinecke2024-03-18T11:12:14-10:00March 18, 2024|Categories: News|Tags: Hawaii Department of Education, Hawaii State Capitol, hawaii state legislature, michelle kidani, Rep. Justin Woodson|
The Hawaiʻi State Legislature celebrates its annual Education Week at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol this week starting Monday, March 18 through Friday, March 22 to celebrate the outstanding achievements of educators, students, staff, and administrators in education.
Jill Meinecke2024-01-30T18:54:59-10:00November 1, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: 2024 legislative session, Affordable housing, BU 05, government relations, Government Relations Committee, Hawaii Board of Education, hawaii state legislature, HSTA legislative priorities, legislative priorities, pension, step increases, teacher tax credit|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association encourages the community and decision-makers to ensure our public schools receive proper funding and resources to foster positive learning experiences for our students and bolster teaching as a respectable and viable career for educators.
Terri Inefuku2023-02-16T13:28:26-10:00February 16, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Adrian Tam, bills, Hawaii State Capitol, hawaii state legislature, LGBTQ, Michael Golojuch, Moses Barrios, rally, Sarah Milianta-Laffin|
Educators, community leaders, legislators, and supporters rallied at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol Tuesday for the LGBTQ+ community and celebrated the historic number of LGBTQ-friendly measures introduced in the Hawai‘i State Legislature this session.
Terri Inefuku2022-12-02T13:05:40-10:00December 2, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: air quality, funding, government relations, hawaii state legislature, Hawaiian education, housing, legislative priorities, legislative reception, public preschool, rural schools, special education, water quality|
The Hawaii State Teachers Association’s Government Relations Committee identified key priorities to advocate for during the 2023 legislative session, which convenes Jan. 18, 2023.
Jill Meinecke2022-09-13T09:07:13-10:00August 3, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 21 hours, Board of Education, Bruce Voss, Gov. Ige, hawaii state legislature, HIDOE, job embedded PD, professional development|
The Hawaii State Teachers Association this week reached an agreement with Schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi and Gov. David Ige to restore 21 hours of job-embedded professional development (PD), including both the return of the paid time and three PD credits.
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 Inefuku2022-03-29T16:00:14-10:00March 29, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: bill, hawaii state legislature, Hawaiian immersion, House, menstrual equality, resolution, salary compression, SB2819, SB2820, SB2821, Senate, shortage differentials, special education, testimony, written testimony|
This Friday, April 1, the state House Finance Committee will hear bills that are important to ensure the state can attract and retain experienced educators and ease the teacher shortage crisis.
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 Meinecke2022-02-22T16:36:17-10:00February 22, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 2022 Legislative session, 21 hours, gov. david ige, hawaii state legislature, job-embedded professional development, Jr., Keith Hayashi, Osa Tui, PD, professional development, Senate Ways and Means Committee|
The Senate Ways and Means Committee Monday approved Senate Bill 3209 SD1 that would restore educators’ 21 hours of job-embedded professional development, which was removed from the contract last year due to budget cuts, resulting in a 1.5% pay reduction for teachers.
