A new report out today from an array of Idaho child-advocacy groups finds that less than 54 percent of Idaho children are ready to learn to read when they enter kindergarten; 57 percent of Idaho kids who are younger than school-age have all their available parents working; preschool enrollments for Idaho 3- and 4-year-olds vary widely around the state and are below the national average; and Idaho is one of just six states that doesn’t invest in early childhood education, other than for special-needs children/Betsy Russell, Eye on Boise. More here.

DFO: Idaho short-sheeting education? Nothing new here. Move along.