Idaho EdNews Podcasts
Episode 104: Science standards approved after three years of rancor
Senate Education approved new K-12 public school science standards in full, potentially ending a contentious, three-year debate.
Episode 103: Does Idaho’s sex education law need a rewrite?
On this week’s show: a look at the state’s 48-year-old sex education law, and the proposal to change it.
Episode 102: Lawmakers dissect science standards
For the second straight year, legislators voted to remove references to global warming and human impact on the environment from a proposed slate of K-12 science standards.
Episode 101: Weird Science, An Inside Look at the Science Standards Debate
Two days of politically charged science standards hearings shook up the Idaho Legislature this week.
Episode 100: Breaking Down Education Week at the Statehouse
Catch up on an important week of education budget hearings at the Statehouse.
Episode 99: A Closer Look at Teacher Salaries
This week, we take a closer look at teacher salaries and a wild week for a prominent high school principal in New Plymouth.
Episode 98: A New Legislative Session Begins
This week we break down Gov. Otter’s State of the State address and discuss what happens next on the education front.
Episode 97: Gearing up for a wild legislative session
The 2018 legislative session kicks off Monday, and if Gov. Butch Otter’s press conference preview was any indication, we are in for a wild year.
Episode 96: Breaking down our higher education series
Journalist Kevin Richert offers a behind-the-scenes look at his new series taking a look at higher education, funding and barriers.
Episode 95: State crackdown on data accuracy continues
The state has suspended the administrator’s certificate of a prominent charter school founder as part of its ongoing crackdown on data and reporting accuracy.