(remarks delivered by Alex Harris at Hawaii P20’s Education to Workforce summit) Sometimes a simple question can spark a complex response. “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I asked this question of youth from the Center for Tomorrow’s Leaders. Many of these courageous young leaders come from your schools. CTL gives […]
Expanding quality and access through early college
[the following remarks were delivered by President and CEO Terry George at the March 2, 2018 Early College Convening] The work that you are doing to expand access to early college is hard, and it’s very important. On behalf of the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation, I want to thank you for doing it. Here at […]
Investing in FAFSA completion
…a guest blog by Lesli Yogi of Hawaii P20 Each year the federal government offers over $150 billion in federal student aid to help students pay for college, yet millions who are eligible fail to file the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). In 2013, over $2.9 billion in free federal grant money was […]
Did you know 11,000 more adults have a degree than last year?
In 2012, US Census data for Hawai‘i showed that 316,099 adults ages 25 to 64 had an Associates, Bachelors or Advanced degree. This number translates to 42.6 percent of the population. Well, new data were just released that show this percentage rose to 44.3 percent. Now many may dismiss these gains as minimal. Yet when […]
What will it take to meet our 55 by 25 goal?
Meeting future workforce needs demands that at least 55 percent of working age adults in Hawaii hold a postsecondary degree or certificate. Yet right now we stand at a mere 43 percent. So what strategies or interventions can get more young people to and through college? Early college high schools hold great promise, and Hawaii’s first cohort of […]