Episode four: Education Week in Idaho

Clark Corbin | 01/29/2016

Welcome to episode four of the Extra Credit podcast.

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Kevin Richert and Clark Corbin

This week, hosts Kevin Richert and Clark Corbin recap all the biggest Education Week developments in Idaho. They highlight Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra’s big school budget proposal, dissect some of the most talked about education bills so far this year.

Plus, Richert examines more than 400 pages of legal documents to provide an update on the latest in the ongoing court battle over the Idaho’s defunct broadband Internet system.

Be sure to check back every Friday for a new episode of Extra Credit. 

Clark Corbin

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