Hundreds of Leeward teachers raise concerns over lack of consistent safety protocols

2021-09-16T11:22:44-10:00September 15, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

About 200 Leeward Oahu educators conducted socially distanced information picketing Tuesday afternoon to raise concerns about a lack of consistent safety protocols and an agreement which would enforce safe practices to keep students, school staff and the community safer during the pandemic. Public school teachers across the state will hold similar informational pickets in the coming days and weeks.

Some Hawaii schools holding unsafe in-person staff meetings

2021-07-30T15:42:13-10:00July 29, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Educators who reported back to work for the new school year this week said that some principals are insisting on holding in-person meetings with large numbers of staff in school libraries and other school facilities, risky behavior that goes against HIDOE's own guidance.

Vaccinations emphasized in Department of Health’s updated guidance for schools

2021-07-26T18:37:24-10:00July 26, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

HSTA President Osa Tui Jr. says he and fellow HSTA leaders are continuing to absorb the updated guidance, and stressed during a news conference Monday that “our teachers have wanted to be back in school with their students for a while now, and they are committed to making their classrooms as safe as possible for their students.”

BOE delays approving HIDOE use of federal stimulus funds

2021-02-05T01:28:40-10:00January 22, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Hawaii Board of Education Thursday tabled a controversial Hawaii Department of Education proposal to use $53 million in federal pandemic stimulus funds to hire tutors for public school students as the department contemplates laying off hundreds of teachers, education assistants, and other staff.

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