Video: This week on the K-12 beat

Kevin Richert | 01/17/2014

In this week’s “Making the Grade” segment, I talk with Michelle Edmonds of KIVI and KNIN about Common Core, the flap over Common Core assessments, and the supplemental school levies on the ballot across the Treasure Valley.

Kevin Richert

Senior reporter and blogger Kevin Richert specializes in education politics and education policy. He has more than 35 years of experience in Idaho journalism. He is a frequent guest on "Idaho Reports" on Idaho Public Television and "Idaho Matters" on Boise State Public Radio. He can be reached at [email protected]

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