Hawaii

Hawaii Race to the Top Evaluation

In October 2011, the Hawaii Department of Education contracted with American Institutes for Research (AIR) to conduct a three-year, mixed-methods evaluation of the state's Race to the Top (RTTT) initiative-the federal grant program that provides states with significant funds to reform and improve their education systems. Through this independent evaluation, AIR has provided Hawaii with ongoing information on RTTT implementation to promote the continuous improvement of the state's RTTT efforts and a summative evaluation of the initiative's impact. The evaluation explored (1) the extent to which Hawaii's RTTT initiative was implemented as planned; (2) the changes in education policy and professional practice that were associated with Hawaii's RTTT implementation; and (3) the impact of Hawaii's RTTT initiative on student achievement.

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