More Idaho school districts launch college-readiness program

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's largest school district is the latest of six districts across the state to launch a program designed to help at-risk kids get ready for college.

The West Ada School District is starting the program, called Advancement Via Individual Determination, or AVID, in the Mountain View and Meridian high schools.

The program combines instruction in organizational skills and note-taking with a rigorous curriculum and scholarship-hunting to help kids find and get into post-secondary education.

[...] both parents and staffers wanted to see West Ada's rate improve further, said Mary Ann Ranells, district superintendent.