Our institutions are investments that have proven their worth to our state and to generations of Idahoans throughout our history, even before statehood.  The numbers bear that out and the investments must continue.

Idaho’s public education system is far better positioned coming out of the pandemic from a technology standpoint than we were a year ago.

The State Board, in partnership with Idaho AEYC, received a $6 million per year, three-year federal grant to help improve Idaho’s early childhood system “with an eye toward readiness and literacy.”

I want to assure you both Board, and Department staff are working hard to move the MEP process forward.

I want to commend our college and university presidents, their faculties and staffs for all they have done since last March to transform their campuses and their methods of instruction. 

In this public health crisis, preparation is not simply helpful, it is critical.

“Adversity” seems to be a fitting theme for 2020.  Let’s change the narrative for the remainder of the year and beyond to, “Opportunity.”  

By building on what our institutions already offer online, rather than starting from scratch, the new digital campus will improve the entire system, making higher education more accessible and affordable for more Idahoans.

All eight of Idaho’s colleges and universities are planning to start the fall semester on August 24.