Idaho ranks in bottom ten when it comes to students going on to college

The U.S. Department of Education released the  new report on Monday. It includes state-by-state rankings based on 2009 data in several areas, such as how students perform in math and reading while in public school and how many earn degrees in college.  Idaho was also ranked near the bottom for its college graduation rate and the percentage of fourth graders - both White and Hispanic - proficient in math. The state was ranked among the top 10 nationwide for the high school graduation rate of black students, who in 2009 made up about 1 percent of Idaho's total 275,000 K-12 student population.