Idaho EdNews Podcasts

Episode 205: Schools Brace for Budget Holdbacks

Plus, the State Board of Education is considering the statewide school closure beyond April 20.

Episode 204: Idaho Ramps Up Coronavirus Response

Amid news of community spread in Idaho’s most densely populated areas, state leaders took two historic steps designed to slow the spread of novel coronavirus.

Episode 203: The Legislature Kept Working As The Coronavirus Spread

We’ll explain how the situation at the Statehouse went from surreal to scary.

Episode 202: Idaho Declares Coronavirus Emergency

This week we take a close look at how concerns over coronavirus are affecting Idaho, the state’s schools and the ongoing legislative session.

Episode 201: A Closer Look at the Public Schools Budget

Get caught up on this week’s top stories from the Statehouse.

Episode 200: Short Tempers and Plenty of Legislative Action

Get caught up on teacher salaries, transgender athletics, school election dates and more.

Episode 199: Rep. Barbara Ehardt’s Big Week at the Statehouse

Bills involving sex education, transgender girls participation in school sports and a $225 million teacher pay proposal all made headlines at the Statehouse.

Episode 198: The standards issue is settled … for now

It was another wild week at the Legislature. Get caught up here.

Episode 197: The House rolls the dice on a standards overhaul

Look back at a historic week in the House Education Committee — and look ahead to what might happen in the Senate.

Episode 196: The standards standoff … and more

Listen as Clark Corbin and Kevin Richert break down this week in education policy and education politics