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Benchmark 2
Strengthen public education. (Goal 2, Strategic Action 3; Goal 4, Strategic Action 3) Note: This strategic action includes both workforce and community development aspects of public education.

Why this matters:
  • A high quality public education system builds a strong economy and skilled workforce, a more cohesive community, and fewer social problems.

Where we are now:
  • The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) conducts a national representative and continuing assessment of what America's public school students know in various subject areas. In 2007, 33% and 26% of Hawai‘i’s grade 4 students were “proficient” in math and reading, respectively. In grade 8, 22% and 20% of students were proficient in math and reading, respectively.

  • According to DBEDT, in 2005, about 27% of adults age 25 or more had four year college degrees. The 2000 U.S. Census reported that 56.1% of adults age 25 or more had some college or higher.

2020 Suggested Benchmark:
  • The Department of Education projects that by 2019, 61% and 35% of grade 4 students will be proficient in math and reading, respectively. The DOE also projects that 31% and 22% of grade 8 students will be proficient in mathematics and reading by 2019, respectively. The Task Force suggest that the DOE projections serve as a starting point for discussion on 2020 proficiency goals.

  • The P-20 Initiative, a public-private effort to improve learning in Hawai‘i, recommends that 55% of working adults living in Hawai‘i have two- or four-year college degrees by 2025.



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