The EdNews Show

Find out what the top education budget priorities are and take a closer look at Gov. Brad Little's K-3 literacy initiative.

Idaho Education News reporter Devin Bodkin joins us this week to discuss the latest developments in an investigation into the financial practices of two Blackfoot charter schools. Plus, we highlight the latest legislative news.

Educators, parents and taxpayers had plenty to say during the first major public hearing over a proposal to rewrite Idaho's public school funding formula. We'll break down the debate and look ahead to the next steps.

Legislators just unveiled a draft of a bill to rewrite Idaho's K-12 public school funding formula. We'll take a closer look, and explain why this bill sets up the biggest education debate of the year in Idaho.

This week we focus on Education Week at the Idaho Statehouse, which featured key budget hearings for K-12 public schools and higher education. Plus, what does a new survey reveal about how Idahoans view early childhood education?

This week we take a closer look at two important new data sets — a study on teacher pay and the career ladder and Idaho's latest high school graduation reports.

This week we cover the opening week of the 2019 Idaho Legislative session — from Gov. Brad Little's State of the State address to the budget to the top education issues.

This week we cover Gov.-elect Brad Little's inauguration and look ahead to Little's State of the State address and the opening of the 2019 legislative session.

This week we preview two of the top issues going before the 2019 Idaho Legislature — enrollment and funding.

After weeks of speculation, we now know who will lead the education and budget committees during the 2019 Legislative session. We'll introduce you to the new committee chairmen and look ahead to the big education issues shaping up for 2019.