Idaho

Idaho is a Launch Years Initiative state. They are focused on the high school math experience for students.

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Context

Modernizing Math Courses

Idaho is working to ensure students understand their math pathways options and have access to high-quality courses.

Population
2,029,733
Median income
$81,166
GROWTH Industries
Specialty Trade Contractors, Food Services and Drinking Places, Ambulatory Health Care Services
K-12

Governing authority: Idaho State Board of Education

State education agency: Idaho Department of Education

Chief state school officer: Superintendent of Public Instruction

Higher Education

Idaho State Board of Education

Policy

Idaho Math Policy Highlights

Explore Idaho policies shaping math placement, general education, transfer, corequisite support, and dual credit.

Idaho sets statewide math placement, limiting developmental coursework.

See Idaho Board Policy III.O, General Education English Writing and Mathematics Course Placement. Public institutions must offer corequisite support with at least two statewide GEM math courses.

Idaho requires three Mathematical Ways of Knowing credits for most degrees.

See Idaho Board Policy III.N, Statewide General Education. AA, AS, and bachelor's degrees require at least three credits in Mathematical Ways of Knowing within the statewide GEM framework.

Idaho uses common math course numbers and titles to support statewide transfer.

See Idaho Board Policy III.N and the General Education Common Course Listing. Common-indexed courses use shared prefixes, numbers, titles, and GEM designations and transfer as direct equivalents.

Idaho lets high school students earn college credit through dual credit.

See Idaho Board Policy III.Y, Advanced Opportunities. Dual credit courses are college courses offered to high school students, with earned credit recorded on both high school and postsecondary transcripts.

Impact

Launch Years Initiative

States across the country are building math pathways that align student goals, classroom learning, and career opportunities.

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Key Action Implementation

Top 40%

Idaho is further in their math pathways implementation than most states.

LYI Participation

1st

year as a part of LYI, working with the supports, resources, and expertise to engage in math pathways across sectors.