Idaho EdNews Podcasts

This week, Kevin Richert takes on a rival Idaho podcast, plus all the week’s education news — from state legal briefs, to new superintendents and an upcoming education conference.

Welcome to episode 29 of the Extra Credit podcast. This week, hosts Kevin Richert and Clark Corbin take a closer week at the Republican National Convention. From the pageantry and theater, to the outright silliness and — oh yeah — the policy what could it all mean for Idaho? Plus, the latest on what to…

Idaho Education News policy expert Randy Schrader joins the podcast this week to share his expertise on Idaho’s teacher evaluation system — and major changes that could be forthcoming.

This week on Extra Credit: Idaho lands in the top five nationally in a new report on higher education, an innovative approach to updating aging school facilities, school finance and much more.

This week on Extra Credit: Kevin takes the first detailed look at the career ladder and Clark keeps uncovering errors in the state’s teacher evaluations report.

This week on Extra Credit: concern over new reading scores, a chat with East Idaho reporter Devin Bodkin and a closer look at the error-filled state report on teacher evaluations.

SAT results for thousands of Idaho juniors are in, and the results are mixed. On this episode of Extra Credit we also look at budget concerns in the West Ada School District and discuss the future of testing.

School may be out, but there is no vacation from Idaho politics. West Ada school board appointments, the GOP convention and the controversial SBAC test take center stage.

This week on Extra Credit: previewing the GOP State Convention, shining the light on failed charter schools that received federal grants, more growth for Middleton… and sharks!

This week, Kevin Richert sits down with Seth Ogilvie of “Idaho Reports” to talk about rural economics and rural politics — and how it all plays into the K-12 debate.