Posted on 8:54 am, Thursday, March 21, 2013. Tags: karen lee, p-20 partnerships for education
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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Posted on 2:11 am, Wednesday, December 21, 2011. Tags: core to college, mrc greenwood, neil abercrombie, p-20 partnerships for education, rockefeller philanthropy advisors
MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii is one of 10 states that has been awarded grants by the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors to help their K-12 and postsecondary education systems align to the Common Core State Standards and assessments that will measure them. The grant program, called Core to College: Preparing Students for College Readiness and Success, aims to […]
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Posted on 2:40 pm, Sunday, February 7, 2010. Tags: department of education, p-20 partnerships for education, step up, university of hawaii
MEDIA RELEASE Step Up, a Hawaii public-school program that encourages students in the 8th and 9th grades to earn the Board of Education’s Step Up (Recognition) Diploma, starting with the class of 2013 has extended its pledge deadline. Ninth grade students can submit their pledge forms through March 15, 2010, and 8th grade students can […]
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