Extra Credit Podcast

J.J. Saldaña from the Idaho Commission on Hispanic Affairs joins the podcast this week to talk about youth leadership summits and the new podcast he co-hosts, The Latino Card.

On this week’s “Extra Credit” podcast, Kevin Richert sits down with Melissa Davlin, the host of Idaho Public Television’s “Idaho Reports.” She has spent the past year on a journalism fellowship studying health care topics.

Idaho Education News’ Devin Bodkin and Sami Edge discuss their series on high-performing, high-poverty schools in Idaho, Nevada, Washington and Montana.

A closer look at Idaho’s progress toward meeting education goals outlined in the state plan to comply with federal education law.

Idaho’s brand new education task force will have a lot on its plate this summer and a relatively short amount of time to accomplish its work.

Plus, find out what the latest report on bullying found in Idaho.

Idaho teacher salaries have moved up, but a new bill is creating confusion over how much the state requires schools to pay.

On this week’s episode, we discuss the historic hire and talk about incoming President Marlene Tromp’s experience and credentials.

This week, we take a closer look at Gov. Brad Little’s plan to raise Idaho’s minimum teacher salary.

Lawmakers may be leaving town, but they created major uncertainty over agency rules.

We’ll explain where things stand with education issues, and why the session lingers on.

A pared-down funding formula bill is heading to the House floor for a vote. We’ll explain what it does and does not do.

A mutiny in committee, lots of negative public testimony and a last-ditch effort to pass…something.

We’ll explain where things stand with the funding formula proposals that debuted this week at the Statehouse.

After months of anticipation, a bill to rewrite Idaho’s public school funding formula is expected to surface Monday morning.

This week we take a closer look at an increase in the number of students who are attending Idaho schools without a full battery of immunizations.

Plus, a close look at the literacy initiative and the death of an early childhood education bill.

Devin Bodkin joins us to discuss the investigation into the financial practices of two Blackfoot charter schools.

This week we break down the first major public hearing over a proposal to rewrite Idaho’s public school funding formula.