Video: ‘Making the Grade,’ 8.19.15

Kevin Richert | 08/21/2015

This week, after a bit of a summer hiatus, I sit down with Michelle Edmonds of KIVI and KNIN to talk about SAT scores, a new State Board of Education college admissions policy and the tension in the West Ada School District.

Kevin Richert

Senior reporter and blogger Kevin Richert specializes in education politics and education policy. He has more than 30 years of experience in Idaho journalism. He is a frequent guest on "Idaho Reports" on Idaho Public Television and "Idaho Matters" on Boise State Public Radio. Follow Kevin on Twitter: @KevinRichert. He can be reached at [email protected]

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