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, and extensive experience covering state politics and the Legislature. He is a frequent guest on "Idaho Reports" on Idaho Public Television. He can be reached at krichert@idahoednews.org

Analysis: Critchfield puts a K-12 funding formula rewrite on a fast track

The state superintendent wants to rewrite Idaho’s complicated and aged school funding formula — within about six weeks. The implications are as far-reaching as her timetable is ambitious.

ISU hopes to hire new president by year’s end

The fast-track search would eliminate the need for an interim president. Current President Kevin Satterlee is retiring Dec. 31.

NewU University president: Branding snafu has caused marketplace ‘confusion’

“As the founder and president of NewU University, I will vigorously defend its interests when we are harmed,” Stratsi Kulinski told Idaho Education News Tuesday.

Hardliners urge libraries to sever ties with national organization

The controversy stems from a since-deleted tweet from American Library Association President Emily Drabinski, a Boise High School graduate, in which she described herself as a “Marxist lesbian.”

State still waiting on interest refund from contractor

A New York-based contractor — Primary Class, known also as Odyssey — collected nearly $500,000. The interest came off of $50 million in federal funding, set aside to cover the Empowering Parents education microgrant program.

State Board warns of fallout from data breach

The global breach affected a site that collects higher ed student data, and one of the sites that administers a retirement plan for college and university employees.

Coeur d’Alene Press wins records lawsuit against NIC

On Wednesday, District Judge John T. Mitchell ordered NIC to turn over several employee contracts to the newspaper, and release unredacted invoices from college legal counsel.

NewU vs. NewU: The anatomy of a U of I branding dispute

The University of Idaho dropped the brand after a lawyer for Washington, D.C.-based NewU University began demanding money.

U of I puts demolition of murder scene on hold

An off-campus house — the scene of a brutal attack that left four University of Idaho students dead — will remain standing until October.

Analysis: Labrador-State Board legal fight transcends closed meetings

The lawsuit is a juicy political showdown between Attorney General Raúl Labrador and the State Board of Education — and by extension, Gov. Brad Little. Here’s why this case matters.