| Hawaii’s ELL students show progress on Nation’s Report Card | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Nations-Report-Card.aspx | Hawaii’s ELL students show progress on Nation’s Report Card | Results released today by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) show double-digit gains for Hawaii’s fourth grade English Language Learners (ELL). State average scaled scores for fourth grade ELL students increased by 26 points for reading and 13 points for mathematics compared to 2017 results, outpacing the nation’s growth (+2 reading; +2 mathematics). | | |
| Hawaii ranked second nationwide in Advanced Placement Exam one-year performance growth | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/AP-Exam-Growth.aspx | Hawaii ranked second nationwide in Advanced Placement Exam one-year performance growth | Hawaii's public school students continue to make gains in Advanced Placement (AP) exams. The number of students in the graduating class of 2018 scoring 3 or higher jumped 1.9 percentage points for the second-highest one-year gain nationwide. | | |
| Hawaii public school students continue to make strides on AP Exams | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/AP-Scores.aspx | Hawaii public school students continue to make strides on AP Exams | More HIDOE students are both taking and passing Advanced Placement Exams. | | |
| Hawaii’s 8th grade progress in reading stands out in 2017 “Nation’s Report Card” | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2017-NAEP-Results.aspx | Hawaii’s 8th grade progress in reading stands out in 2017 “Nation’s Report Card” | The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has released its 2017 results in “The Nation’s Report Card.” Hawaii is one of only ten states to show an increase in grade 8 reading scores in 2017, with an increase of four scaled score points. | | |
| Hawaii ranks among top 20 states for percentage of graduates taking ACT college prep test | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2017-ACT-Results.aspx | Hawaii ranks among top 20 states for percentage of graduates taking ACT college prep test | This was the fourth year that HIDOE 11th graders were required to take the ACT, which landed Hawaii in the top 20 states for the percentage of graduates taking the college prep test according to the ACT's Condition of College & Career Readiness 2017 report. | | |
| Hawaii public school students outpace nation in gains on AP Exams | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Hawaii-public-school-students-outpace-nation-in-gains-on-AP-Exams.aspx | Hawaii public school students outpace nation in gains on AP Exams | Hawaii’s public school students are exceeding the nation in gains on the Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) Exams over the year prior. The AP results for HIDOE students who were tested last May show increases in the number of exam takers, exams taken and scores of 3 or higher. | | |
| Hawaii's public high school graduates improve in ACT college preparedness test scores | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/ACT-test-improvements.aspx | Hawaii's public high school graduates improve in ACT college preparedness test scores | Hawaii public school 2016 graduates who took the ACT college preparation test and who met college readiness benchmarks showed a two-percent improvement in Mathematics and one-percent improvements in English and Science, while Reading scores remained unchanged. | | |
| Hawaii requesting waiver from assessing speaking & listening in ELA assessments | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Hawaii-requesting-waiver-from-assessing-speaking-in-ELA-assessments.aspx | Hawaii requesting waiver from assessing speaking & listening in ELA assessments | Hawaii is requesting a waiver from the US Dept. of Education to delay implementation of assessments of speaking and listening in English Language Arts assessments until the 2017-18 school year at the earliest. | | |
| 'All students are our kuleana' | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/Organization/LeadershipProfilesAndStaff/Pages/AEW2015.aspx | 'All students are our kuleana' | For American Education Week, Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi wrote the following piece that was published in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. "It is up to all of us — the DOE, our schools, parents and our community — to put forth our best efforts to empower our students to reach their highest dreams." | | |
| Hawaii is ahead of President’s call to reduce testing in schools | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/reduce-testing.aspx | Hawaii is ahead of President’s call to reduce testing in schools | Last school year, the HIDOE performed a review of all of the assessments required by the state. Supt. Kathryn Matayoshi and Deputy Stephen Schatz listened to concerns from the field. As a result, HIDOE streamlined the state requirements for testing students for this school year. | | |
| Hawaii’s scores on 2015 'Nation’s Report Card' follow national drop | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Hawaii-scores.aspx | Hawaii’s scores on 2015 'Nation’s Report Card' follow national drop | The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released its 2015 results Wednesday showing a national decline in scores. Hawaii’s results followed the same pattern. Hawaii maintains above-average scoring over the past ten years, however, in both math and reading. | | |
| More public high school students rise in Advanced Placement exams | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/APProgress.aspx | More public high school students rise in Advanced Placement exams | Students at 37 Hawaii public high schools have earned College Board’s Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) Scholar Awards in recognition of exceptional achievement in AP Exams. | | |
| Hawaii students did well on challenging exams | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Partners/Pages/2015-SBA-results.aspx | Hawaii students did well on challenging exams | "Here is the bottom line — public school students in Hawaii did better than experts expected on a test that measures far more complex knowledge than the old test did." This piece was penned by Terrence R. George and Harry Saunders, co-chairs of the Hawaii Business Roundtable Education Task Force. | | |
| New assessment scores show promise for public school achievement | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/sba-scores.aspx | New assessment scores show promise for public school achievement | In its first year of administering a new, more rigorous test, Hawaii’s students continue to move in the right direction in meeting higher expectations for college and career readiness. HIDOE today released statewide Smarter Balanced Assessments test scores in mathematics and English Language Arts/Literacy. | | |
| Hawaii public high school graduates show improvements in ACT exam | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/ACT2015Scores.aspx | Hawaii public high school graduates show improvements in ACT exam | More students in the Class of 2015 hit college-ready benchmarks in all four areas of the prominent college entrance exam — English, Math, Reading and Science — than in the year before. Hawaii tests all of its juniors in the ACT. Class of 2015 represents juniors who took the exam in spring 2014. | | |
| New student assessments to set new baseline for Hawaii | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/New-student-assessments-to-set-new-baseline-for-Hawaii.aspx | New student assessments to set new baseline for Hawaii | Smarter Balanced asessments in English language arts and math are aligned to higher expectations of the Hawaii Common Core standards. Results will help educators address student needs and ensure they are on track to graduate prepared for college and careers. | | |
| Hawaii to administer Hawaiian assessments to immersion students | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Hawaii-to-administer-Hawaiian-assessments-to-immersion-students.aspx | Hawaii to administer Hawaiian assessments to immersion students | The U.S. Department of Education has granted Hawaii a one-year waiver allowing immersion students to take assessments in Hawaiian, which is their primary language of instruction. | | |
| Hawaii educators trained on new student assessments | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Schools/Pages/test-training.aspx | Hawaii educators trained on new student assessments | The Smarter Balanced assessments will have its first full run in schools this spring. Here's a peek inside the training sessions held for all districts across the state to help prepare school administrators and staff. | | |
| Strive HI — January 2015 | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/Newsletters/StriveHiNewsletter/Pages/Jan-2015.aspx | Strive HI — January 2015 | Roundup of news from the public school system. Stories include parent letter sent home to explain new standards and assessments, Hawaii has a National Teacher of the Year finalist, Momilani El students get STEAMed during winter break, the 2014 Year in Review, Chad Farias named to Kau-Keaau-Pahoa leadership post and more. | | |
| Parents informed of higher learning expectations | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Parents-informed-of-higher-learning-expectations.aspx | Parents informed of higher learning expectations | Higher standards and better assessments will measure how well students can apply their knowledge to real-life situations, Superintendent Matayoshi tells parents. | | |
| At Lanakila El, parents get first hand look at new test | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Schools/Pages/SBpreview.aspx | At Lanakila El, parents get first hand look at new test | The Smarter Balanced assessment, aligned with our higher learning standards, debuts this spring. At Lanakila Elementary, teachers and staff organized a parent night to help families see what their children will be doing. | | |
| Want better schools? Better standards are the first step. | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/TeachersAndPrincipals/Pages/ccteachers.aspx | Want better schools? Better standards are the first step. | This piece about new standards and assessments in Hawaii's public schools was written by teachers Yuuko Arikawa (Hawaii’s 2010 Milken Award Winner), Mary Carlson (Kapaa High School) and Gwen Lee (Niu Valley Middle School). A new assessment, aligned with Hawaii Common Core, is rolling out this spring. | | |
| Student inspires through dance, leadership, academics | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Students/Pages/jacob-ly.aspx | Student inspires through dance, leadership, academics | Hawaii students in both public and private schools take the ACT college-entrance exam early in the school year. A perfect score is 36. And that’s exactly what Kalani High senior Jacob Ly achieved — all while balancing a 4.0 GPA, student activities and being one of the state’s top young dancers trained in classical ballet. | | |
| Chamber of Commerce: Preparing students, state for bright future | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/VisionForSuccess/SuccessStories/Partners/Pages/CCH.aspx | Chamber of Commerce: Preparing students, state for bright future | Sherry Menor-McNamara, President and CEO of Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, authored this piece about higher standards for students for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. | | |
| New Reading and Math Tests to Get 'Test Run' | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Smarter-Balanced-test-run.aspx | New Reading and Math Tests to Get 'Test Run' | Approximately 25,000 Hawaii public school students will practice taking improved and more engaging annual state tests meant to better gauge their progress toward college and career readiness. | | |
| Hawaii fourth-graders outperform nation in mathematics, 2013 'Nation’s Report Card' shows | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2013-NAEP.aspx | Hawaii fourth-graders outperform nation in mathematics, 2013 'Nation’s Report Card' shows | Hawaii’s fourth- and eighth-graders continue to progress in mathematics and reading; and for the first time, the state’s fourth graders have scored above the national average in math. This is according to the “The Nation’s Report Card” released today by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) spring 2013 state-by-state results. | | |
| ACT results reinforce need for college- and career-readiness focus | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/ACT-Results-Reinforce-Need-for-College-and-Career-Readiness-Focus.aspx | ACT results reinforce need for college- and career-readiness focus | The 5,345 Hawaii students, most of whom took the ACT as juniors in 2012 and graduated this past spring, represent about 40 percent of the Class of 2013 – the biggest group of students ever to take the ACT in Hawaii. | | |
| Roosevelt High senior achieves rare perfection | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Roosevelt-High-senior-achieves-rare-perfection.aspx | Roosevelt High senior achieves rare perfection | Gillian M. Desmond of Roosevelt High is the only Hawaii student to post a perfect 36 score on the ACT test this past year. For the first time in 2013, the Department administered the test to all middle and high school students statewide in grades 8, 9, 10 and 11. | | |
| Department propels students toward college, careers | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/DOE-driving-students-toward-college,-career-readiness.aspx | Department propels students toward college, careers | HONOLULU - The Department today announced it will administer college and career readiness assessments to all middle and high school students statewide in grades 8, 9, 10 and 11 beginning next spring. | | |
| Pilot of next-generation student assessments begins | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Pilot-of-next-Ggeneration-student-assessments-begins.aspx | Pilot of next-generation student assessments begins | HONOLULU - Dozens of Hawaii public schools will be piloting a new online assessment aimed at providing a window into whether students are on track to graduate high school, be ready for college and the workplace. | | |
| 50,000 public high school students to take ACT | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/50,000-public-high-school-students-to-take-ACT.aspx | 50,000 public high school students to take ACT | HONOLULU – The Department this month is initiating an unprecedented move designed to better prepare students for post-high school success. Approximately 50,000 students in grades 8 through 11 will take the ACT College and Career Readiness assessment. | | |
| Smarter Balanced releases online practice tests | https://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/MediaRoom/PressReleases/Pages/Smarter-Balanced-releases-online-practice-tests.aspx | Smarter Balanced releases online practice tests | Smarter Balanced Practice Tests will help schools prepare for the implementation of the Smarter Balanced Assessment System in the 2014-15 school year. | | |
