The EdNews Show

The week we shine a light on the contract for the State Department of Education's new chief policy officer and follow the money of campaign contributions to report on who is winning the money game and who is sharing the wealth.

This week on Extra Credit, we take a first look at the plans school districts designed to help struggling young readers. Plus, an early look at the school budget and an update on compliance with a major education law.

This week Idaho lawmakers got their first look at costs to rewrite the state's public school funding formula. We'll give you 131 million reasons why the new formula will be expensive.

The State Board of Education proposes a crackdown on bad teacher evaluation data. And backtracks on dual-credit restrictions. And holds a do-over meeting, in response to open meetings concerns. Get caught up here.

Success stories from two small Idaho school districts top this episode of Extra Credit. Find out why Murtaugh made headlines for its test scores and how New Plymouth is making it easy for students to earn college credits early.

Host Kevin Richert helps makes sense of a brand new batch of SBAC test results. He'll explain what's changed from last year and where students showed the most improvement. All that, plus a rundown of this week's top stories and headlines.

It might still be summer, but Thursday was the day for state superintendent Sherri Ybarra to turn in her budget request for 2017-18. We have all the numbers you need to know.

This week on Extra Credit: Co-host Kevin Richert breaks down his series probing Idaho's education funding tax shift. He explains whether Idahoans are paying more or less today to fund schools than they were a decade ago.

This week's episode is all about Idaho's math initiative, as Kevin Richert and Clark Corbin take a closer look at whether a big state investment in training added up to improvements in students' math scores.

This week on Extra Credit hosts Clark Corbin and Kevin Richert break down a new school accountability model approved by the state. Plus, we take a close look at the literacy remediation funding and explain how disclosure reports will affect an upcoming school board election.