Kevin Richert
State superintendent’s forum, Storified
The four Republicans running for state schools superintendent squared off at a City Club of Boise forum. Here’s a summary of the Twitter chatter.
Some sobering Idaho go-on numbers
Idaho’s degree attainment rate dropped slightly from 2011 to 2012 — and the numbers reveal some significant demographic and geographic gaps.
Controller candidates square off tonight
Republican incumbent Brandon Woolf and GOP challenger Todd Hatfield will talk Land Board issues, and other topics, at 8 p.m. MDT and PDT on Idaho Public Television.
VIDEO: The GOP superintendent’s debate
Here, in full, is the April 30 Republican state superintendent candidates’ debate, in four easy-to-search sections.
Analysis: the educators talk education …
… but how will the state superintendent’s candidates handle the inevitable politics of the job?
More endowment money for K-12?
Two Republican state superintendent’s candidates say the state could boost endowment payments to the public schools. See where other GOP candidates stand on Land Board issues.
School district staffing: a closer look
Across the state — in large and small counties alike — school districts are among Idaho’s most prominent employers. Here’s a closer look at the impacts.
‘Pot for tots,’ and other pre-K points
A Washington state senator came to Boise Tuesday to offer his own lessons from the early education debate. Here are a few of his talking points.
In Garden Valley, a new math formula
How the Khan Academy’s online learning materials are transferring one small-town Idaho math class.
Blaine County hires new superintendent
GwenCarol Holmes, chief academic officer of public schools in Alexandria, Va., will join the Blaine County district in July. Meanwhile, the Gooding School District has narrowed its superintendent search.