by Chelsi Molina | Dec 10, 2020 | Family Engagement, Hawai‘i School Urgencies, Legislative News, Media Coverage, Pandemic, PPS-Hawaii Testimony, School Community Councils (SCCs), School Funding, School News, Teachers
Parents for Public Schools of Hawai’i’s President, Lois Yamauchi was featured in The Honolulu Star Advertiser’s column on Tuesday December 8, 2020 discussing the proposed cuts to the Hawaii Department of Education 2021-2023 operating budget. To read...
by Deborah Bond-Upson | Aug 28, 2020 | Pandemic, Teachers, Virtual Learning
President Corey Rosenlee shared the HSTA position on health and safety in schools. They have recommended and appreciate that the HI DOE has agreed to continue distance learning through the first quarter. First quarter continuing issues are that not all teachers are...
by Deborah Bond-Upson | Jul 24, 2020 | Hawai‘i School Urgencies, Pandemic, Teachers, Virtual Learning
Click here for the new Facebook page set up by parents and teachers discussing reopening issues. Click here for the group’s new website with resources on testimony, distance learning concerns and more.
by Deborah Bond-Upson | Jul 24, 2020 | Hawai‘i School Urgencies, Pandemic, Teachers, Virtual Learning
Concerns about the Safety and Planning Adequacy Were Shared at the HI BOE meeting Thursday, July 23rd. Over 4000 pages of testimony was received and many educators and community leaders testified orally. Here are links to the written testimony: July 23, 2020 GBM...
by Deborah Bond-Upson | Jul 22, 2020 | Hawai‘i School Urgencies, Pandemic, Teachers
HGEA, UPW join teachers’ union in call to delay public school...
by Deborah Bond-Upson | Jul 22, 2020 | Pandemic, Teachers, Virtual Learning
Distance learning started as an emergency in the spring, but teachers are finding ways to make it better, even for students working on smartphones. — Read on www.edutopia.org/article/2-simple-ways-improve-online-instruction
