An initiative to have every third grader in Hawai'i reading at grade level by 2015 received a $10 million boost of support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation …. "Capturing the Momentum – the P-3 Initiative," is a collaboration of local community organizations… the University of Hawai'i, the Hawai'i Department of Education, and the Good Beginnings Alliance.

UH President David McClain said… “As the only public higher education system in the state, the University of Hawai'i has a significant responsibility, particularly in the training of early childhood and elementary educators and the alignment of teaching standards that will benefit students throughout Hawai'i."

"Capturing the Momentum" will support the development of high quality, culturally sensitive learning environments in early childhood through grade 3 settings and classrooms. A key component… will be to replicate successful community-based and statewide initiatives already in place and provide support for these strategies in other communities.

Honolulu Advertiser, March 29.