Final Report on the Hawaiʻi P–3 Evaluation

Abstract

In 2007 Hawaiʻi’s P–20 Partnerships for Education launched the P–3 initiative, which aimed to have every child reading at grade level by third grade. RAND’s five-year evaluation examined implementation of statewide and five community plans in six P–3 focus areas and analyzed third-grade reading scores on state reading test. More years of P–3 exposure raised reading scores modestly but significantly and increased likelihood of scoring proficient.