The Idaho House killed an important education bill over concerns about how to move forward testing students' reading abilities. The politics involved are fascinating, the stakes are high and the debate may delay the end the of legislative session.

Over the course of 20 hours this week, Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra saw two of her big legislative initiatives fail. We'll explain what happened, and catch you up on all the week's top stories.

A private school scholarship bill that some critics say has the potential to divert funding from public schools passed the Idaho House by a thin margin this week. Plus, the latest election 2018 filings and a look at two bills that could spell changes for school elections.

The Senate Education Committee approved a new slate of proposed science standards in full, potentially writing the final chapter in a three-year saga that made national headlines. Plus, budget writers set the K-12 public school budget without any real debate.

A new week brings a new controversy to the Idaho Legislature. Find out why legislators are divided over a proposal to update sex education laws. Plus, find out why Gov. Otter appears to be giving up on one of his top education proposals before it even gets off the ground.

For the second straight year, Idaho lawmakers voted to remove references to climate change and human impact on the environment from public school science standards. Plus, both candidates running for superintendent of public instruction got caught up in a debate over new graduation rates.

Two days of politically charged hearings over a proposed new set of public school science standards shook up the Idaho Statehouse this week. We'll break the debate down on this week's podcast.

We recap one of the busiest and most important weeks at the Idaho Legislature, which was dominated by education budget hearings each day. We explain what's at stake, how much money is in play and what the top priorities are.

This week on Extra Credit we take a closer look at how the Legislature's career ladder salary law has affected pay after three years of implementation. Plus, what in the world is going on in New Plymouth?

The 2018 legislative session kicked off this week, and we're here summarize the first week highlights and discuss where things go from here.