Which Way Did They Go???

-- Hawaiian education goals not reached Wed Mar 26, 2008
The Government Accountability Office report said little is known about the impact of the $30 million-a-year program on Native Hawaiian education. Colin Kippen, executive director for the Native Ha... more...



Friday, July 20, 2007

Isle test scores rise
By Alexandre Da Silva / adasilva@starbulletin.com

Officials note that new standards were used this year
STORY SUMMARY »
For the first time in six years of testing, Hawaii public school students showed major gains in annual state math and reading exams, nearly doubling the number of schools meeting progress benchmarks set by the federal government.

Sixty percent of students tested in this spring's Hawaii State Assessment scored "proficient" in reading, up from 47 percent last year. In the math section, 38 percent of students were proficient, compared with 27 percent in the previous year.





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Hawaii below
average on SAT
But isle private school
students have outdone
their mainland peers



By Susan Essoyan
sessoyan@starbulletin.com
SAT scores for college-bound students in Hawaii's private, independent schools slipped this year but still far outpaced public school scores, which held steady or improved slightly over last year, according to data released today.