2022 Teach Our Future benefit concert raises $40,000 for Hawaii educators

2022-07-28T09:55:35-10:00July 28, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

The Hawaii Foundation for Educators (HFE) is teaming up with local music icons Pure Heart and The Makaha Sons to host its second annual “Teach Our Future” benefit concert on July 27.

Governor signs state budget with compression fix, shortage differentials monies

2022-07-08T17:45:26-10:00July 8, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Gov. David Ige signed into law the state budget Thursday 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.

Teacher pay bills pass final state House committee

2022-04-01T19:15:05-10:00April 1, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Hawaii State Teachers Association’s top priority bills, including those that would pay teachers based on their years of service, secure funding for shortage differentials, and reinstate 21 hours of job-embedded professional development, cleared a large milestone Friday when the important state House Finance Committee unanimously voted to advance them.

Teacher pay bills advance in key House committee

2022-03-18T08:50:09-10:00March 17, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Measures that would pay teachers based on their years of service, bring permanent funding for shortage differentials, and restore funding for job-embedded educator professional development passed the state House Education Committee with no objections or reservations Thursday, following their approval by the full Senate earlier this month.

Senate money panel greenlights paid teacher professional development

2022-02-22T16:36:17-10:00February 22, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

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.

Lawmakers seek to restore educators’ paid professional development

2022-02-04T10:57:16-10:00February 1, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

The state Senate Education Committee unanimously advanced a proposal Monday that could restore 21 hours of job-embedded professional development for public and charter school teachers.

HIDOE asks governor to restore funding for 21 hours of job-embedded professional development

2021-12-16T16:28:03-10:00December 16, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

At a Board of Education meeting Thursday called to hear the Hawaii Department of Education (HIDOE)’s plan to use federal funds in the second and third rounds of the Educational Stabilization Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds, education department officials said they do not plan to use federal funds to restore 21 hours of job-embedded professional development (PD) for Hawaii educators.

Agriculture professional development course available for elementary teachers

2021-12-09T16:22:23-10:00December 9, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Elementary teachers in grades 3 to 5 are eligible to apply for a professional development course called Food Experiences for Agriculture Science Training (FEAST) that centers on sustainable food and garden topics.

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