60 percent goal

PART ONE: After five years and $100 million, Idaho remains far from its ’60 percent goal’

Free college classes in high school. More college scholarships. More college and career counselors. But Idaho still struggles to convince high school graduates to continue their education. Why? Part one of a four-story series.

Idaho’s universities head into a year of turnover

Three Idaho colleges and universities need new presidents. While the state searches for applicants, what will happen to a series of recommendations to reshape the higher education system?

Vermont sets 70 percent postsecondary goal

State officials dubbed the goal “70x2025vt.” By 2025, they want 70 percent of the state’s adults to hold a postsecondary degree or training certificate.

Rethinking remediation: Colleges look for new ways to help at-risk students

Every year, some 2,500 Idaho college students need extra help to complete college-level work. Schools are looking for new ways to help get these students working toward their degrees.

Maine unveils its version of a 60 percent goal

Maine wants 60 percent of its residents to hold a postsecondary degree or certificate by 2025. The goal more or less mirrors Idaho’s much-discussed and elusive 60 percent goal.

Colorado issues its own college completion goal

While Idaho wrestles with its “60 percent” postsecondary completion goal, Colorado wants 66 percent of its adults to hold a degree or postsecondary certificate.

The higher ed task force recommendations, at a glance

A statewide “digital campus.” Higher education funding based on student outcomes. Degrees based on subject mastery, not classroom hours. Here’s a closer look at the higher education task force’s wish list.

Latest ‘go-on’ snapshot shows some improvement

But even if the college enrollment numbers are trending upward — and that’s open to interpretation — Idaho is still a long way from hitting its much-touted “60 percent goal.”