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National survey finds Hawaiʻi’s SPED differential highest in the country
A national survey reveals that Hawaiʻi’s $10,000 shortage differential for special education teachers remains the highest in the country and has greatly reduced the number of unlicensed SPED teachers in the islands.
Threats against educators are ‘meant to silence our voices,’ NEA president says
Across the country, more than three dozen educators and school staff have been removed from their jobs or sidelined because of allegations that they made mocking or disparaging remarks, often on personal social media channels, about conservative organizer Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated last week in Utah.
Submit your #TealTuesday photos
We're asking Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association members to take and submit a #TealTuesday group photo in our new, teal HSTA T-shirts!
Join HSTA in the 2025 Honolulu Pride Parade
Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association members, please join us for the 2025 Honolulu Pride Parade on Saturday, Oct. 18! The parade begins at 3 p.m. from Magic Island in Ala Moana Regional Park, proceeds down Ala Moana Boulevard and Kalākaua Avenue, and ends at Kapiʻolani Park.
Follow HSTA chapter, committees on social media
Please check out HSTA's chapter and committee social media channels and be sure to like and follow them as well as sharing them with colleagues.
HSTA board selects Andrea Eshelman as next executive director
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association Board of Directors has appointed Andrea Eshelman as HSTA’s next executive director. She brings nearly three decades of experience as a public school teacher, union leader, manager and chief negotiator to her new position.