OP-ED: TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATIONS – A PLAN FOR REACHING IDAHO’S HIGHER EDUCATION GOALS

As members of the State Board of Education, we are constantly struck by the fact that Idaho is one of only two states (with Rhode Island), in which the State Board of Education has oversight of education from Kindergarten to graduate school. Such a structure provides tremendous opportunity for a true educational system in which students can move easily from one rung to another on the education ladder according to their abilities and interests.