State Board of Education
Idaho makes no headway toward ’60 percent goal’
After seven years, two task forces and $133 million in spending, Idaho is unable to convince more high school graduates to continue their education.
State Board calls for shakeup in higher education funding
Members approved a funding model that would pay colleges and universities based on the degrees they produce instead of enrollment or credit hours.
College Application Week is coming to high schools across Idaho
Last year, 10,503 students filled out 15,412 college applications during the week-long event.
Ybarra seeks consistency in mastery education program
“The worst thing in the world would be to have 170 definitions of what competency is…” State Board President Linda Clark said.
State Board approves continued use of student surveys
The decision paves the way to use student feedback as part of Idaho’s school accountability system.
State tries to streamline college catalogs … by the numbers
The idea behind common course numbers is to make it easier for students to transfer credits, and give students a clearer idea of what they need to do to get a degree.
Idaho’s ‘adult completer’ scholarship: how it will work
The money will be available to full- and part-time students with a GPA of 2.7 or better, according to State Board of Education rules adopted last week.
Adult completer scholarship could take shape next week
Starting July 1, adult students could receive state scholarship dollars to return to college.
State Board to interview ISU, Lewis-Clark finalists in April
The State Board of Education is looking at three looming presidents’ vacancies, at Idaho State University, Lewis-Clark State College and Boise State University.
Evaluations process shows improvement, State Board official says
In 2016-17, 56 percent of teacher evaluations fully complied with state guidelines, according to a State Board of Education review. The 2015-16 compliance rate was 51 percent.