Jill Meinecke2022-08-23T14:29:17-10:00August 22, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Ann Mahi, Hawaii Convention Center, HSTA, Lisa Morrison, NEA, Noel Candelaria, Osa Tui Jr, school level leaders, Start of Year Conference|
Nearly 200 Hawaii State Teachers Association volunteer school-level leaders from around the state gathered this past weekend at the Hawaii Convention Center for the 2022 HSTA Start of Year Conference.
Terri Inefuku2022-07-08T16:51:07-10:00July 8, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, educators, gun safety, Kamala Harris, Legislation, NEA, NEA RA, Representative Assembly, Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment, teachers, unions, vice president, White House|
Many Hawaii State Teachers Association members said they were inspired and energized by her speech, especially after her parting words: “Do not despair. Do not be overwhelmed. Do not throw up your hands when it is a time to roll up our sleeves.”
Jill Meinecke2022-07-08T16:50:20-10:00July 5, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: APIC, jodi kunimitsu, National Education Association, NEA, NEA Asian and Pacific Islander Caucus, NEA RA, Representative Assembly|
In front of 6,000 of her colleagues from across the country, Jodi Kunimitsu, a math teacher at Maui High and state chair of the Hawaii State Teachers Association’s Human and Civil Rights Committee, advocated for a new award category to recognize the achievements of Native Hawaiians and/or Pacific Islanders in the National Education Association (NEA) Human and Civil Rights Awards.
Jill Meinecke2022-07-05T17:35:23-10:00July 5, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Angie Miyashiro, Ashley Henion, delegate, DOE, Kaʻu, Kaʻu High and Pahala Elementary, Kainalu Elementary, National Education Association, NEA, NEA RA, Representative Assembly, vaping|
A Hawaiʻi Island teacher’s proposal to help end student vaping won approval Monday from nearly 6,000 teachers at the National Education Association’s Representative Assembly (NEA RA) in Chicago.
Jill Meinecke2022-05-27T13:52:39-10:00May 27, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: gender and sexuality alliance, Hawaii DOE, ʻIlima Intermediate, Mary Hatwood Futrell Human and Civil Rights Award, menstrual equity, NEA, pono award, Rep. Amy Perruso, Sarah Milianta-Laffin, STACY Award, STEM|
The National Education Association (NEA) honored an ʻIlima Intermediate teacher with the prestigious Mary Hatwood Futrell Human and Civil Rights Award.
Jill Meinecke2022-04-22T15:29:36-10:00April 21, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: debt forgiveness, debt relief, NEA, NEA Member Benefits, President Joe Biden, Savi, student debt, student loan debt, student loans, U.S. Department of Education|
Take advantage of the temporary Public Service Loan Forgiveness waiver by using the NEA’s free online tool to see if you can cut or even erase your monthly payments
Jill Meinecke2022-03-08T12:22:51-10:00March 8, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Diane Gibson, ʻIliahi Elementary, Jump Start, Kaʻelepulu Elementary, Kamehameha Schools, Logan Okita, Mauka Lani Elementary, National Board Certification, National Board Certified Teachers, NEA, Philosophy for children, UH Manoa, Windward Community College|
Denise Low-Liu, a first-grade teacher at ʻIliahi Elementary in Wahiawa, recently became a National Board Certified Teacher after only 10 months in the program. National Board Certification is the most respected professional certification available in K–12 education and was developed to retain and recognize accomplished teachers and improve schools nationwide.
Jill Meinecke2022-02-16T16:03:00-10:00February 16, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: advocacy, arbitration, attorney, Central Chapter, contract law, grievances, Honolulu Chapter, investigations, Kauai Chapter, law school, Maryland State Education Association, NEA, UniServ Academy, UniServ director|
Scott Miller joined HSTA as its new advocacy UniServ director for Central, Honolulu, and Kauai chapters late last month bringing years of experience in education, law, and teacher advocacy to his role.
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 Meinecke2022-01-26T14:05:04-10:00January 26, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Baldwin High School, Hawaii Department of Education, NEA, PSLF, PSLF waiver, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, Student aid, student debt, student loans, teachers, U.S. Department of Education|
Baldwin High School English teacher David Negaard, who had a total of $114,000 in student loan debt, recently had $105,000 of that debt forgiven, thanks to the U.S. Department of Education overhauling its long-dysfunctional Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).
