Jill Meinecke2022-04-01T19:15:05-10:00April 1, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 21 hours, compression, Hawaii Legislature, Hawaii State House of Representatives, House Finance Committee, Jr., lawmakers, Lisa Morrison, Logan Okita, Osa Tui, professional development, shortage differentials, Sylvia Luke, teacher pay|
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.
Terri Inefuku2022-03-12T17:23:05-10:00March 12, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: candidate, elections, lieutenant governor, Sylvia Luke|
The Hawaii State Teachers Association is excited to announce our support for Sylvia Luke’s campaign for lieutenant governor.
Jill Meinecke2022-02-11T14:29:46-10:00February 11, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Affordable housing, educators, Ewa Beach, Gentry Homes, HIDOE, House Finance Committee, Jr., Keith Hayashi, Oahu, Osa Tui, Scot Matayoshi, Sylvia Luke, Teacher housing, Teacher recruitment, teacher retention|
Oahu public school educators are one step closer to accessing affordable housing made available to them after the state House committees on education and housing unanimously advanced a bill on the measure at a joint hearing on Thursday.
Jill Meinecke2022-01-13T16:08:25-10:00January 13, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: City Council, compression, Council on Revenues, educators, Hawaii Department of Education, House Education Committee, HSTA legislative priorities, Jeanne Kapela, legislative session, Osa Tui Jr, salary compression, Step increase, step movement, Sylvia Luke, Veteran teachers|
With Hawaii expecting an improved economic outlook, leaders at the state Legislature plan on introducing proposals aimed at finally paying teachers for their years of experience, fixing salary compression.
Evan Kumasaki2020-05-09T05:52:00-10:00May 9, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: aid package, Brian Schatz, coronavirus, COVID-19, David Ige, Donovan Dela Cruz, federal aid, pay cuts, reductions, states, Sylvia Luke|
The chairs of the state Senate Ways and Means and state House Finance committees say they believe they can balance the state budget that’s been hit hard by a lack of tourism during the coronavirus, without having to reduce public employees’ pay in the months ahead.
