Lawmakers approve hundreds of millions in funding for new HSTA contract

2023-04-28T16:13:17-10:00April 28, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

During a joint House and Senate Conference Committee meeting Friday, state lawmakers approved $219 million in funding for the first two years of Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association’s 2023–2027 contract that takes effect July 1.

Teacher shortage differentials will continue for SY 2023–24

2023-04-15T11:11:06-10:00April 15, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) confirmed that shortage differentials for classroom teachers in special education, hard-to-staff locations, and Hawaiian language immersion programs will continue through SY 2023–24.

Reimbursements available for English learner TESOL credits

2023-03-31T14:55:07-10:00March 31, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , |

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education’s recently alerted the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association about an opportunity for HIDOE teachers to be reimbursed for costs of seeking completion of their of six Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Sheltered Instruction Qualification (SIQ) course credits.

State tackles need for stronger mental health support in schools

2023-03-02T13:09:59-10:00March 2, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , |

In a survey of Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association members earlier this year, many educators confirmed the need for mental health resources at their schools, especially in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

Teachers, parents speak out about mold, other problems at Kona-area elementary school

2023-02-27T10:50:48-10:00February 22, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association held a news conference Monday detailing persistent problems with mold, structural damage, termites, rats and other maintenance difficulties at Hōlualoa Elementary School on Hawaiʻi Island.

Free mental health resources from NEA, HIDOE

2023-01-23T12:27:13-10:00January 11, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Educators can access free counseling and mental health resources from the National Education Association and the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education.

Gov. Ige releases $143M in funding for Hawaiʻi public schools

2023-01-05T21:46:16-10:00November 23, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Gov. David Ige announced this week the release of $143 million in funding for capital improvement projects (CIPs) at Hawaiʻi public schools, including money for new PE locker rooms, gymnasium, and music facilities at Farrington High on Oʻahu and a theater and new playcourts at schools on Maui.

Kalani High educator honored as the DOE’s 2023 Teacher of the Year

2022-10-18T11:03:56-10:00October 18, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Dr. Michael Ida, a math and computer science teacher at Kalani High, received the state's top teaching award from Gov. David Ige and Schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi during a ceremony at Washington Place Monday afternoon.

Hayashi: Compression pay raises should start in Nov. 18 paycheck

2022-10-07T13:56:38-10:00October 7, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi told the Board of Education Thursday that thousands of public and charter school teachers affected by salary compression — 72% of the teaching workforce – should start seeing increased pay in their Nov. 18 paychecks.

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