Hawaii

 

Policy Background

• Students can earn traditional credits or credits through "proficiency-based equivalencies."  (CFAT 50-State Scan of Course Credit Policies 2013)
• Hawaii Department of Education issued Program Requirements for Proficiency-Based Diploma. Includes requirement to "attend classes regularly."
• Dec 2015 State Board of Education Competency-Based Education

 

Evidence of Improved Achievement, Attainment, or Cost-Effectiveness: No information at this time (June 2014).

Networks and Resources

• Hawaii Educational Policy Center: Paper on CBE and Project-based Learning 
  

 

Districts and Schools

• Kaimuki High School
• Hale Kipa Alternative School

 

Higher education

• Argosy University, Honolulu