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 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 Meinecke2022-01-31T10:29:04-10:00January 28, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Ilima Intermediate, legislative priorities, legislature, Ma'i Movement, menstrual equity, NEA, Period poverty, Sarah Milianta-Laffin, Sen. Ron Kouchi, Senate, Senate Education Committee|
Hawaii would become the sixth state in the country to provide quality menstrual supplies free of charge to public school students, under Senate Bill 2821, which the state Senate Education Committee unanimously approved Friday.
Jill Meinecke2022-01-08T12:36:39-10:00January 7, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 2022 Legislative session, COVID-19, government relations, hawaii state legislature, legislative priorities, legislative reception, pandemic, salary compression, teacher shortage crisis|
The Hawaii State Legislature will convene on Jan. 19. Here are the priorities we will be advocating at the Legislature. HSTA members are encouraged to attend their chapter’s legislative reception to share these priorities with their area lawmakers.
