Jill Meinecke2022-02-18T13:37:29-10:00February 18, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Gov. Ige, hard-to-staff, Hawaiian immersion, HIDOE, Jr., Osa Tui, salary compression, Senate Ways and Means Committee, shortage differentials, special education, State of Hawaii|
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.
Jill Meinecke2021-12-10T16:43:51-10:00December 10, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: COVID-19, grievance, Hawaii Labor Relations Board, HSTA, PPC, prohibited practice complaint, State of Hawaii|
The state blatantly disregarded the Hawaii State Teachers Association’s collective bargaining agreement and its grievance procedure in what amounts to a “willful and a clear cut prohibited practice,” the HSTA argued in a brief filed Wednesday with the Hawaii Labor Relations Board.
Jill Meinecke2021-11-17T06:53:28-10:00November 16, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: ADA compliance, capital improvement projects, funding, gov. david ige, Hawaii public charter schools, Hawaii public schools, public schools, State of Hawaii|
Gov. David Ige released $365 million in funding for capital improvement projects on Nov. 2, including funding for Hawaiʻi public school projects including building upgrades, new classrooms, and ADA compliance.
Terri Inefuku2021-08-18T18:43:43-10:00June 9, 2021|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: Bargaining Unit 05, collective bargaining agreement, contract, Hawaii Board of Education, Hawaii State Teachers Association, Negotiations, State of Hawaii, tentative settlement|
Bargaining Unit 05 (BU05) employees of the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) and public charter schools have voted to ratify a new two-year contract.
