Hawaii Education Institute

Profile

To function as an education think tank with an overarching goal of improving the quality of public education in Hawaii; To conduct studies that are independent, objective and nonpartisan, focusing on principles and practices of effectiveness; To gather the perspectives and insights of principals and other administrators, teachers, parent groups and community leaders through surveys and focus groups; To organize and promote public forums; To work directly with media to help ensure news coverage of public education issues that is predictably accurate, comprehensive and timely; To function as a change agent and honest broker of ideas and strategies that have the potential to improve the quality of public education in Hawaii; and To operate exclusively for charitable, scientific, literary, religious, or educational purposes, within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.