As part of an effort to champion the innovative and unique nature of Hawai‘i public charter school education, ULS engaged with the Hawai‘i State Teachers Association to create a ULS supplemental agreement to the HSTA Master Contract that includes research…
Laboratory School Seeks WASC Accreditation
In 2011, the University Laboratory School initiated the process for achieving accreditation through the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACS WASC). WASC serves over 4500 schools, public and independent, from preK–12 to adult. The WASC…
CRDG Supporting Implementation of Next Generation Standards in Hawai‘i
CRDG continued its partnership with the Hawai‘i Department of Education (HIDOE) this year on a range of initiatives. In preparation for the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in mathematics and English language arts (ELA), and in planning…
CRDG Contributes to Picture of Adolescent Health in Hawai‘i
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is one component of the Hawai‘i School Health Survey and is administered in odd-numbered years to public school students in grades six through twelve. The YRBS is part of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance…
USPACOM Longitudinal Study of Military Child Education in Hawai‘i
According to Department of Defense (DoD) databases, there are over twenty thousand school-age children of military families who reside in Hawai‘i, with approximately fifteen thousand enrolled in the state’s public schools, about 8 percent of the total public school enrollment.…