Hawaii Public School Students Score Better Than National Average

For the first time, Hawaii’s fourth- and fifth-grade public school students have surpassed the national average benchmark in math, the state Department of Education said Thursday. This news comes from the 2013 “Nation’s Report Card,” recently released by the National Assessment of Educational Progress, which found that Hawaii is gaining significant ground in both math and reading improvements, narrowing the national achievement gap. “The growth of our state reflected in the 2013 National…