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Day 29: Testifying in committee

Tomorrow, she’ll present her CTE priorities to lawmakers.

Day 28: Speaking to student-athletes

She also prepared for her Wednesday appearance before the House and Senate education committees.

Day 25: Charter school tour

She spent her morning in Nampa, before heading back to Boise.

Day 24: Look for her on TV

Critchfield’s KTVB interview will air Sunday morning.

Day 23: The long-awaited budget hearing

The new state superintendent had the starring role in the three-hour meeting.

Day 22: School choice rally

She’ll finish up day with two receptions and the Idaho Potato Commission’s legislative dinner.

Day 21: Education Week begins

“When you get 70% of the vote, your priorities are my priorities,” State Board of Education president Kurt Liebich said of Critchfield in Monday morning’s JFAC hearing.

Spelling it Out: Types of Schools

INSIDE: Read the definitions for the different types of schools in Idaho from charters to alternative to community schools.

Day 18: Heading home

She also met with Gov. Brad Little.

Day 17: Lunch with her husband

They recently bought a second home in Boise.