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Idaho continues to languish in bid for 60% college ‘go-on’ goal

Idaho continues to languish well behind its lofty college completion goals, according to a newly released national study, which found that Idaho’s numbers rank 46th in the nation, writes Idaho EdNews. The Lumina Foundation’s latest report on college completion rates looked at 2014 figures for Idaho adults aged 25 to 64; it set that figure at 37.7 percent in Idaho, while the national rate was 45.3 percent.

Since 2010, the state Board of Education and Idaho political and business leaders have coalesced behind a 10-year goal to boost college completion rates. They want to see 60 percent of Idaho’s 25- to 34-year-olds hold some form college degree or certificate. The Lumina report takes in a much larger segment of the work force, not just Idaho’s 25- to 34-year-old target subset.

The 2016 Legislature restated its support for the goal, through the form of a nonbinding resolution, writes EdNews reporter Kevin Richert; you can read his full report here.



Betsy Z. Russell
Betsy Z. Russell joined The Spokesman-Review in 1991. She currently is a reporter in the Boise Bureau covering Idaho state government and politics, and other news from Idaho's state capital.

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