{"id":228397,"date":"2026-01-16T13:19:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T23:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=228397"},"modified":"2026-01-16T15:30:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T01:30:22","slug":"hawaii-p20-annual-report-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/16\/hawaii-p20-annual-report-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Career pathways, work-based learning mark Â鶹´«Ã½ P-20 successes in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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The expansion of work-based learning into a sustainable statewide system, the launch of Direct2UH<\/abbr> and a fifth consecutive GEAR UP grant are among the highlights in the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> P-20 Partnerships for Education 2025 Annual Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> P-20<\/a> is a statewide partnership led by the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> System, Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Executive Office on Early Learning and the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> State Department of Education (HIDOE<\/abbr>) that works to strengthen the education pipeline from early childhood through postsecondary education and training.<\/p>\n

Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> P-20 helped to improve college and career transitions through new and expanded advising initiatives. Direct2UH<\/abbr> was launched<\/a> to streamline application and admission for Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> public high school seniors applying to UH<\/abbr> campuses through a single online form.<\/p>\n

The Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> College and Career Navigators program launched across three islands and 11 public high schools, providing individualized advising and transition support to nearly 1,000 students annually.<\/p>\n

Career-connected learning experiences<\/h2>\n

A major milestone in 2025 was the continued scale-up of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s Work-Based Learning Intermediary Network. What began as a small pilot has grown into a coordinated statewide system connecting schools, employers and communities to create meaningful career-connected learning experiences. By the 2024–25 school year, intermediary services generated 350 work-based learning experiences, reached more than 22,000 students and engaged more than 2,000 industry partners. Legislative action in 2025 secured HIDOE<\/abbr> Workforce Development funds to sustain the network long term.<\/p>\n

Work to align education with workforce needs continued through newly developed career pathway maps that connect HIDOE<\/abbr> career pathways and programs of study with UH<\/abbr> postsecondary programs and local workforce demand. These maps provide detailed information on transfer agreements, prerequisites, early college opportunities and related job prospects.<\/p>\n

Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> P-20 was awarded its fifth consecutive GEAR UP grant, a seven-year federal award supporting more than 21,000 students annually in preparing for and succeeding in postsecondary education. In addition, Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> P-20 launched Educators Rising Clubs at eight HIDOE<\/abbr> high schools to expand early exposure to teaching as a career and inspire students to pursue teacher education programs within the UH<\/abbr> System.<\/p>\n

Visit the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> P-20 website for the full annual report<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> P–20 is a statewide partnership that works to strengthen the education pipeline from early childhood through postsecondary education and training.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":203525,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[61,306,62,63,64,65,1466,14,60,947,59,66],"class_list":["post-228397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-hawaii-p-20","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-kauai-community-college","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-manoa-enhancing-student-success","tag-uh-hilo","tag-maui-college","tag-uh-system","tag-uh-west-oahu","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t