Idaho EdNews Podcasts
Episode 84: an interview with Beth Oppenheimer
What’s the latest on Idaho’s pre-K debate? We catch up with one of the state’s most high-profile pre-K advocates.
Episode 83: Superintendents’ race off to a bizarre start
We’ll recap a wild couple of days from the state superintendents’ race that hasn’t even really started yet.
Episode 82 Remembering former Gov. Cecil Andrus
Former Gov. Cecil Andrus leaves behind a legacy of fighting for education and the environment.
Episode 81: Idaho Schools Prepare for a Total Eclipse
Find out how schools are preparing for (and hoping to raise a few bucks off of) Monday’s eclipse.
Episode 80: Covering a Major State Board of Education Meeting
This week we explain why the most recent State Board of Education meeting is likely to shape school policy for years to come.
Episode 79: What ESSA Means for Parents and Taxpayers
This week, Karlynn Laraway from the State Department of Education breaks down Idaho’s ESSA plan.
Episode 78: The summer of ESSA continues
This week our reporters highlight one of the major changes and one of the unresolved debates as state officials scramble to finish the ESSA plan.
Episode 77: Why more Idaho students aren’t taking advanced AP courses
Find out why Idaho continues to struggle with AP course enrollment, and get caught up on all the back-and-forth debate over a contentious bond issue proposal in East Idaho.
Episode 76: Kicking around politics (kind of like summer soccer)
Idaho Public Television’s Seth Ogilvie joins Kevin Richert for a look at Idaho’s political landscape, as the wide-open 2018 elections loom.
Episode 75: Idaho’s summer of ESSA continues
There was plenty of talk about ESSA this week. And we talk about it on the Extra Credit podcast. We’ll catch you up on the state’s plans to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act — a key document, which will go a long way toward charting Idaho education policy for years to come….