Jill Meinecke2023-11-03T17:25:06-10:00November 3, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Campbell High, Dive Into Education event, Farrington High, Hawaii Education Association, Kapolei High, Leilehua High, Pearl City High School, teacher shortage, University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu|
More than 130 students from seven public high schools interested in teaching and other public education careers gathered Friday at the University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu for the first-ever Dive Into Education event organized by students to encourage more of their peers to enter classroom professions to address Hawaiʻi’s teacher shortage.
Jill Meinecke2023-09-01T15:48:17-10:00September 1, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: EAs, Educational assistants, educator shortage, Gov. Josh Green, HGEA, HIDOE, Keith Hayashi, Osa Tui Jr, teacher shortage, UPW, Vice principals, VPs|
Salaries for nearly 3,000 educational assistants and vice principals in Hawai‘i public schools would increase under a tentative agreement announced Thursday that will help combat chronic staff shortages.
Jill Meinecke2023-08-04T12:20:42-10:00August 4, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: 2023-2027 collective bargaining agreement, Corey Rosenlee, Hawaii Teacher Standards Board, HIDOE, HSTA contract, Jr., Laverne Moore, Osa Tui, Teacher recruitment, teacher shortage, teacher shortage crisis, University of Hawaii|
The Hawai‘i State Department of Education reports a significant decrease in the number of teacher vacancies this school year – roughly 340 – compared to more than 1,000 vacancies at the start of last school year. The drop is a direct result of pay hikes and other important improvements HSTA advocated for, said HSTA President Osa Tui, Jr.
Jill Meinecke2022-03-24T16:27:50-10:00March 24, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: demand for bargaining, grievance, HIDOE, substitute shortage, substitute teachers, teacher shortage, UniServ Directors|
The HIDOE rescinded its emergency assignment memo, resolving a class grievance HSTA filed on the matter.
Jill Meinecke2022-02-02T11:00:32-10:00February 2, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 2022 Legislative session, COVID-19, ERS, Hawaii DOE, House Committee on Pandemic and Disaster preparedness, Jr., Keith Hayashi, legislature, Osa Tui, Retirees, substitute teachers, teacher shortage|
Licensed teachers who have retired would be allowed to temporarily work as teachers by the Hawaii State Department of Education during a state of emergency within a year of their retirement, under a bill that received initial approval by a state House committee Tuesday.
