HB98

Hawaii HB98 promotes authentic assessments in public schools to replace standardized testing.

Hawaii HB98 aims to shift public school education away from standardized testing and toward authentic assessments. Authentic assessments, which include project-based learning and problem-solving activities, connect classroom instruction to real-world problem-solving. The bill allows school complexes to develop K-12 standards-based curricula in core content areas such as language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. School complexes must use standards-based formative assessments to monitor student progress and may implement software programs to support these efforts.