The surf might be up in Hawaii but the SAT scores are way down. Hawaii SAT scores are so low they are close to being the lowest in the nation, having dropped steadily from 39th a decade ago all the way down to 49th in 2008. There is plenty of room for improvement for K-12 public education in Hawaii.
Amidst this bad news, there is one bright spot for Hawaii educators. The poor quality of Hawaii public schools has contributed to strong growth in homeschooling as an alternative. That’s good news because homeschool students score higher than average on… Read the full story…