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MEDIA RELEASE A statewide partnership of Hawaii’s educational leaders has set a goal of having 55 percent of working-age adults hold a two- or four-year college degree by the year 2025 – or, as a state, Hawaii won’t be positioned for competitiveness for the 21st century. Hawaii P-20 Partnerships for Education – led by the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The 2012 Hawaii Career Ready Study, prepared by Storyline Consulting and just released by Hawaii P-20 Partnerships for Education, cites the importance of rigorous preparation in school so entry-level employees are “career ready.” More than 120 Hawaii employers hiring in today’s economy participated in the updated study through interviews and a survey that […]

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MEDIA RELEASE More than 5,200 students statewide from the Class of 2015 have committed to earn the Board of Education’s (BOE) Recognition Diploma, announced today by Hawaii P-20 Partnerships for Education. This brings the total to more than 14,200 students from the Classes of 2013, 2014 and 2015 who have pledged for the Step Up […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Fifty-three percent of Hawaii’s public high schools’ Class of 2011 enrolled in college for the Fall semester following their commencement, an increase of three percent over the previous years’ graduating class enrollment, according to a new study by the Hawaii P-20 Partnerships for Education and the state Department of Education. “The College and […]

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