Free school meals measure passes at the Legislature
Thousands more keiki across Hawai’i will have access to free breakfast and lunch starting as soon as next school year, after a key measure in the Legislature passed a critical hurdle Thursday.
HSTA asks HIDOE for ‘clear and comprehensive’ teacher guidance on immigration raids
The teachers union told the schools superintendent Friday that educators across the state need clear direction on how to address fears about federal immigration enforcement involving public school students on and off campus.
‘Leading with Love’ rally applauds legislative support for LGBTQ+ rights
Educators, community leaders, legislators, and supporters rallied at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol Tuesday for the LGBTQ+ community and celebrated the historic number of LGBTQ-friendly measures introduced in the Hawai‘i State Legislature this session.
Legislative leaders strongly back LG Luke’s preschool expansion plans
Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke’s plans to massively expand access to preschool across Hawaiʻi received a ringing endorsement from the state Senate president during the Legislature’s opening ceremonies.
HSTA marches with pride in the 2022 Honolulu Pride Parade
More than 100 public and charter school teachers and students marched with the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association in support of the LGBTQ+ community in Saturday’s 2022 Honolulu Pride Parade.
ʻIlima Intermediate teacher earns national human and civil rights award
The National Education Association (NEA) honored an ʻIlima Intermediate teacher with the prestigious Mary Hatwood Futrell Human and Civil Rights Award.
Menstrual equity bill passes House Education Committee
The state House Education Committee Thursday unanimously advanced a bill poised to end period poverty in Hawaii. Hawaii would be the sixth state in the U.S. to require public schools to provide free period products to students, should the bill be signed into law.
Senate panel OKs bill to bring menstrual equity in Hawaii public schools
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.
NEA RA approves HSTA delegate’s ‘period poverty’ proposal
Delegates to the National Education Association’s Representative Assembly (NEA RA) Thursday overwhelmingly approved a proposal authored by a Hawaii teacher that directs the NEA to raise awareness about public school students’ lack of access to menstrual supplies.
2021 S.T.A.C.Y. Award winner Sarah Milianta-Laffin leads by example
Our 2021 recipient, Ilima Intermediate teacher Sarah “Mili” Milianta-Laffin, clearly demonstrates each of the five criteria of the S.T.A.C.Y. Award: scholarship, teaching, advocacy, community, and youth.