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.