Districts to get $305/at-risk reader

The state has divvied up its $11.25 million earmarked to boost elementary reading skills.

And once again, the payments illustrate the scope of Idaho’s literacy challenge .

This fall, Idaho school districts and charter schools will receive money in hopes of helping nearly 37,000 kindergarten through third-grade students catch up in reading.

That 37,000 figure isn’t new; it came up frequently during the 2016 legislative session, before lawmakers voted to put an additional $9.1 million into literacy programs. And it’s based on a three-year average: the number of students who scored below grade level on the Idaho Reading Indicator, a statewide reading assessment.

The bottom line: Districts will receive $304.85 for every at-risk reader/ Kevin Richert , Idaho Education Weekly. More here.