The Kevin Richert Podcasts
Episode 42: The state’s big data dustup
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.
Episode 41: The State’s Convoluted Contract
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.
Episode 40: An Early Look at Literacy Plans
Journalist Kevin Richert offers an early look at the plans school districts designed to help struggling young readers.
Episode 39: A Fiscal Reckoning
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.
Episode 38: A topsy-turvy week for the State Board
We go in-depth on the State Board’s proposal to crack down on bad teacher evaluation data — and recap the rest of a busy week.
Episode 37: Small District Success Stories
From Murtaugh to New Plymouth, small Idaho school districts are making waves as students head back to school.
Episode 36: A first look at new SBAC results
This week, Kevin Richert breaks the newest SBAC test results, which show small improvements across-the-board.
Episode 35: The Ybarra budget
This week, we break down the key numbers in state superintendent Sherri Ybarra’s 2017-18 budget request, and catch you up on the high-stakes postmortem battle over the Idaho Education Network.
Episode 34: Breaking Down Idaho’s Tax Shift
This week on Extra Credit: Kevin Richert breaks down Idaho’s 2006 tax shift.
Episode 33: A Deep Dive into Math Achievement
Following the money to find out if Idaho lawmakers realized a return on their investment in the Idaho math initiative.