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Emergency Preparedness
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Deadly Delay: Every Second Counts in Missile Defense
Dan Gonzales @gonzadan, Sarah Harting
Jan 24, 2018
The Hill
The false alarm about a ballistic missile attack on Hawaii raises important questions. How much warning time would the public get before a missile hit? And how should the system be improved?
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Educational Program Evaluation
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Hawaii Reading Scores Improved After 'Preschool to Third Grade' Initiative
Gail L. Zellman, M. Rebecca Kilburn
Dec 21, 2015
Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Hawaii's “preschool to third-grade” initiative significantly improved third-grade reading scores. The P-3 approach is a promising education reform that should be considered by those seeking to improve early education performance.
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Educational Program Evaluation
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A Comprehensive Approach to Early Education
Gail L. Zellman, M. Rebecca Kilburn
Nov 23, 2015
U.S. News & World Report
A relatively new approach to improving long-term educational outcomes, called “preschool to third grade,” or P-3, focuses on the youngest students. Hawaii's recent initiative has been successful at raising third-grade reading scores.
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