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Episode 1: What to expect when the Legislature returns by Idaho EdNews

Kevin's Podcast: Introduction by Idaho EdNews

This is final episode of this iteration of Idaho Education News weekly education podcast.

Before we say goodbye, we had a full week go legislative action to recap.

Co-host Clark Corbin is accepting another job at a new online journalism project in Idaho and will be leaving Idaho Education News.

Listen all the way to the end of this week's episode to find out what co-host Kevin Richert's has planned for an upcoming spinoff of this podcast.

Thank you so much to all our listeners for joining us these past five years on Extra Credit. It was a lot of fun and we learned a lot. We hope you did too.

This week the State Board of Education nearly killed off one of the state's longtime education goals.

For more than a decade the state has hoped to see 60 percent of Idaho's young adults hold a postsecondary degree or certificate to meet projected workforce needs. We'll explain what happened, plus recap a full week from the Legislature.

This week three of Idaho's largest school districts moved toward reopening for in-person learning for all grades.

Meanwhile, the Legislature weighed in with several bills addressing school closure authority and the removal of public health limits for crowds and gatherings.

The action at the Idaho Statehouse picked up this week with the introduction of bills that cover a range of controversial topics from guns on school campuses to limitations on gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic.

We'll break down a busy week that sets the table for some big debates.

One of the biggest weeks of the whole session, Education Week has come to a close at the Idaho Statehouse.

This week Kevin and Clark share full coverage from a week of budget hearings and briefings. We'll explain why the higher education hearings — and the issues legislators focused on — were particularly interesting this year.

This week we reported on personal stories from teachers across the state who shared their decisions about the coronavirus vaccine.

For the last week, teachers have been at the top of the state''s priority list and they are turning out in large numbers to get shots.

Plus, a look at political showdown that is escalating inside the Statehouse as the second week of the legislative session comes to a close.

Editor's Note: We added a footnote at the end of this week's episode to reflect the state of Idaho revised its vaccine data on Jan. 15, the date this episode was published.

The Idaho Legislature kicked off its 2021 legislative session in Boise this week, gathering for an in-person session as the coronavirus continues to spread.

We'll break down the highlights from Gov. Brad Little's State of the State address and education budget proposals.

Plus we'll add go through the latest vaccine timelines for school staff.

Idaho is gearing up for an uncertain, and possibly unsafe, legislative session that kicks off Monday.

This week we look at issues of safety and access amid the coronavirus pandemic. We also break down some of the big education issues that are expected to create debate this year.