Help HSTA advocate for educator, student improvements
If you are interested in volunteering to serve on one or more particular workgroups, please review the available options and submit a request for consideration.
Free summer professional learning courses open to early career educators
Early career educators in their second through fourth years of teaching can register for free Professional Learning Community (PLC) opportunities this summer from the Hawaiʻi Teacher Induction Center.
Teacher shortage differentials will continue for SY 2023–24
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) confirmed that shortage differentials for classroom teachers in special education, hard-to-staff locations, and Hawaiian language immersion programs will continue through SY 2023–24.
HSTA identifies top educational priorities for 2023 Hawaii State Legislature
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.
Employer updates support options for teachers in IEP process
The Hawaii State Department of Education this week released an updated memo that outlines and adds to the support available for special education teachers and general education teachers involved in the Individualized Education Program, or IEP, process.
Final testimony needed by 3 p.m. Thursday on salary compression, shortage differentials, 21 hours
This Friday, April 1, the state House Finance Committee will hear bills that are important to ensure the state can attract and retain experienced educators and ease the teacher shortage crisis.
Teacher pay bills advance in key House committee
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.
Bills to pay teachers for years of service, assure shortage differentials pass Senate money panel
The Senate Ways and Means Committee Friday approved two measures aimed at paying teachers for their years of service and continuing shortage differentials. The bills passed with no objections made by senators on the powerful money panel and they have already been unanimously approved by the Senate Education Committee.
Senate Ed committee green lights continued shortage differentials
The state Senate Education Committee gave its unanimous approval to a bill Friday that would continue funding shortage differential payments to special education and Hawaiian language immersion teachers as well as those who teach in geographically remote and hard-to-staff schools.