Idaho Business for Education has produced this Field Guide to give you a quick
overview of the “state of education” in Idaho and the key data that will support
efforts to improve our state’s education system.
As you will see, Idaho faces many challenges if we want to transform the education
system to set our students up for success in school, work and life. But, with every
challenge comes an opportunity. The Field Guide also points to ways in which we
can seize these opportunities to achieve success.
The State Board of Education has established the goal of having 60 percent
of our 25- to 34-year-olds hold a post-secondary credential by the year 2020 –
five years from now. The data contained in this Field Guide show that we are
far from achieving this goal without adopting policies that lead to improvements
in the education system and therefore we need policy changes.
