In the days after the state’s Strive HI public-school achievement scores showed lingering post-pandemic weakness, the news has brightened a bit. First, the National Assessment of Educational Progress showed relative stability in the state schools’ math and reading scores. And then on Thursday, a new independent analysis, the Education Recovery Scorecard, reinforced that finding.

This should encourage Hawaii’s Department of Education to double down on remediation, and boost more keiki who still need help.