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Department of Education updates content standards, revises special‑education manual after federal review and proposes graduation changes
Summary
Department staff summarized 2024 updates to Idaho’s content standards, an OSEP‑prompted revision to the special‑education manual, and draft changes to high‑school graduation rules that would add digital literacy, localized pathways and a future readiness project in place of a senior project.
Greg Wilson, Idaho Department of Education policy staff, told the House Education Committee the department updated multiple content standards in 2024 and will supply the committee with links to the incorporated‑by‑reference documents.
Wilson said the 2024 review covered driver education, arts and humanities, world language, social studies, and computer science and information communication technology; the State Board approved the revisions on June 12, 2024. He described the review process as educator‑led teams representing regions across Idaho that prioritized core concepts, simplified language and solicited public…
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