Kevin Richert

Senior reporter and blogger Kevin Richert specializes in education politics and education policy. He has more than 35 years of experience in Idaho journalism. He is a frequent guest on "Idaho Reports" on Idaho Public Television and "Idaho Matters" on Boise State Public Radio. He can be reached at krichert@idahoednews.org

Little’s raising money like he’s running

The incumbent governor has raised $44,500 since mid-June — strongly hinting at his political plans.

CDC relaxes school mask guidelines

The new back-to-school guidelines also emphasize the importance of COVID-19 vaccines. Child vaccination rates in Idaho have sputtered.

Episode 15: A reunion (and recap) podcast

It’s almost like old times for this week’s podcast. This week, Idaho Capital Sun reporter Clark Corbin returns to his old haunts to talk about Idaho politics, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin’s indoctrination task force, and more. Catch it here, and check in every Friday for the Kevin Richert Podcast. Idaho Education News · Episode 15

Analysis: Could the delta variant stop a ‘normal’ school year before it starts?

The new and more transmittable version of the coronavirus is spreading rapidly across the nation. Some experts say the variant poses new risks to unvaccinated people — including children.

Little appoints a familiar figure to the State Board

Idaho’s governor on Wednesday selected Bill Gilbert to join the board, which has wide-ranging authority over K-12 and higher education policy. The Boise businessman headed Little’s K-12 task force in 2019.

CSI posts a summer enrollment increase

The Twin Falls-based community college is hoping the summer numbers translate into strong fall enrollment.

Ammon Bundy convicted on misdemeanor charges

The convictions stem from an August Capitol protest that leaves the Republican gubernatorial candidate banned from the Statehouse.

Analysis: How critical race theory turned into a political ‘bogeyman’

As the critical race theory debate has gone national and turned bitter, a specialized field of academic study has become a catchall talking point. Here’s a look past the soundbites.

Episode 14: A backlash against extremism

This week on the podcast, Kevin Richert interviews Mike Satz, executive director of The Idaho 97 Project.

U of I gets a new Boise law school site, after Boise State looked at the same location

Boise State had looked at the old Concordia University law school building in Downtown Boise, submitting a nonbonding letter of interest, Don Day of BoiseDev.com reported Monday.