Idaho EdNews Staff
School Rankings ’22
The State Department of Education created this school rankings list to comply with federal requirements and to identify schools that are struggling or succeeding. How did your school stack up? Use the search box to find out. Helpful tips: To better understand how and why the rankings were compiled, check out this story. The green…
Nampa formally promotes Russell to superintendent
The long-time Idaho educator has served as interim superintendent for the last 12 months.
This week’s podcast: 2.17.23
We’re midway through the 2023 legislative session, more or less. And education issues are beginning to percolate at the Statehouse. This week, Kevin Richert interviews the chairs of Legislature’s education committees: Sen. Dave Lent, R-Idaho Falls, and Rep. Julie Yamamoto, R-Caldwell. Idaho Education News · Episode 86
This week’s podcast: 2.3.23
What do Idahoans think of their state these days? They’re not sure they like the direction the state is going. They’re concerned about the economy. And they have definite opinions about where the state should spend its education dollars. Those are a few takeaways from Boise State University’s eighth annual Idaho Public Policy Survey, released…
This week’s podcasts: 1.27.23
This is “Education Week” at the Statehouse — and that means a lot of talk about schools and money. Clark Corbin of Idaho Capital Sun joins Kevin Richert this week, to take a deep dive into the dollars, and the most powerful committee in the Statehouse. Idaho Education News · Episode 184 As a teacher,…
This week’s podcasts: 1.13.23
Listen in as Kevin Richert analyzes Gov. Brad Little’s State of the State speech, and Carly Flandro interviews a kindergarten teacher about switching to full-day kinder.