In a weekend editorial, Marty Trillhaase/Lewiston Tribune comments:

If Idaho's children are doing a little better, extend the credit to their parents, their communities and the economy. But as far as public education goes - particularly when it involves the state's youngest children - you can't take much comfort in the latest Idaho KidsCount scores. That's been a consistent pattern in the yearly surveys the Annie E. Casey Foundation compiles. Idaho's kids benefit from living in a state where more children are raised in households headed by two parents who are employed. That takes a lot of pressure off an underfunded public school system. For instance, KidsCount ranked Idaho 14th best for economic well-being - due largely to more parents working. It also ranked Idaho 13th best for family and community. Public education? Idaho came in 37th. It gained a little ground on reading scores, held its own on math scores and progressed on high school graduation rates. More here.

Thoughts?