+50% Highschool Grads, College

A recent study by the P-20 Initiative College observes that over half (51%) of high school grads in Hawaii will attend colleges with about a third going out for 4-year degrees. The study comes as a real wake-up call for most:

For decades, the state had been unable to accurately track the number of public school graduates who entered a university or college. The Hawai'i P-20 Initiative's College and Career Indicators Report, released this week, is the first report of its kind to take nationwide college enrollment data, along with several other college readiness statistics, and break it down school-by-school.

--Honolulu Advertiser

Eventually, I hope that college-level prerequisite and introductory material will be taught in high schools to better prepare their students in anticipation for college. But for now, it is the duty of the teachers and parents to make college an expectation from a young age.

The three things I consider to be the most important for the future of Hawaii are a) education, b) economy, and c) sustainability and the advancement of green technology. Education is at the top of my list. 51% is unacceptable.

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