Idaho EdNews Podcasts

On this week’s podcast we offer up a preview of your Idaho ballot, break down the the issues and highlight some races to keep an eye on Nov. 8.

Welcome to episode 43 of the Extra Credit podcast. This week, hosts Kevin Richert and Clark Corbin take a look at Idaho’s closely-watched go-on rate. Last week, we reported the percent of high school graduates going on with their education dropped from 52 percent to 46 percent. This week, we take a closer look at…

This week on Extra Credit: A closer look at the big data clash between State Superintendent Sherri Ybarra and the rest of the State Board of Education.

This week on Extra Credit: Taking a closer look at the contact of Sherri Ybarra’s new chief policy officer and following the money down the campaign trail.

Journalist Kevin Richert offers an early look at the plans school districts designed to help struggling young readers.

This week lawmakers got their first costs estimates for rewriting the state’s complicated school funding formula. We’ll give you 131 million reasons why the rewrite won’t come cheap.

From Murtaugh to New Plymouth, small Idaho school districts are making waves as students head back to school.

This week, Kevin Richert breaks the newest SBAC test results, which show small improvements across-the-board.