The EdNews Show

With back-to-school only a few weeks away, hosts Kevin Richert and Clark Corbin spent the week with hundreds of school administrators meeting in Boise. We cover school accountability, the literacy initiative and the future of the House Education Committee.

This week on Extra Credit: Adding up the fuzzy math in the state's legal brief on access to restrooms, a look at two school districts starting the year with new superintendents and a swipe at our rival podcast, The Point of Personal Privilege.

What did we learn from this week's Republican National Convention that could affect education in Idaho? This week on Extra Credit, we take a closer look at the political theater, the silliness and the policy.

This week on Extra Credit host Clark Corbin and policy expert and former school superintendent Randy Schrader take a close look at the state's controversial teacher evaluations system and changes State Superintendent Sherri Ybarra says may be on the horizon.

This week on Extra Credit: A new report places Idaho in the top five nationally when it comes to students receiving an associate's degree and continuing their education. Plus, a look at an innovative way a small school district is updating its aging facilities.

This week on Extra Credit — Kevin Richert offers the first in-depth look at how the Legislature's career ladder salary law affects teacher pay. Plus, Clark Corbin uncovers more errors in flawed state report on teacher evaluations.

This week on Extra Credit: New elementary school reading scores reveal why the Legislature was concerned with literacy rates. Plus, Eastern Idaho reporter Devin Bodkin stops by to discuss teacher retention and a close examination of errors in a new state report on teacher evaluations.

The state released SAT scores for thousands of Idaho juniors this week, and the results were a mixed bag. On today's episode of Extra Credit, we break down the test results, check on the West Ada School District's financial concerns and talk about the future of testing.

School is out, but Idaho isn't taking a vacation from politics. This week on Extra Credit: School board appointments, the Republican state convention and the controversial SBAC tests take center stage.

This week on Extra Credit hosts Kevin Richert and Clark Corbin preview the Idaho GOP State Convention, go behind-the-scenes on Richert's story on shuttered charter schools that received federal grants and discuss changes coming to the Middleton School District.