Extra Credit - Weekly Education Podcast

This week on Extra Credit — Kevin Richert offers the first in-depth look at how the Legislature's career ladder salary law affects teacher pay. Plus, Clark Corbin uncovers more errors in flawed state report on teacher evaluations.

This week on Extra Credit: New elementary school reading scores reveal why the Legislature was concerned with literacy rates. Plus, Eastern Idaho reporter Devin Bodkin stops by to discuss teacher retention and a close examination of errors in a new state report on teacher evaluations.

The state released SAT scores for thousands of Idaho juniors this week, and the results were a mixed bag. On today's episode of Extra Credit, we break down the test results, check on the West Ada School District's financial concerns and talk about the future of testing.

School is out, but Idaho isn't taking a vacation from politics. This week on Extra Credit: School board appointments, the Republican state convention and the controversial SBAC tests take center stage.

This week on Extra Credit hosts Kevin Richert and Clark Corbin preview the Idaho GOP State Convention, go behind-the-scenes on Richert's story on shuttered charter schools that received federal grants and discuss changes coming to the Middleton School District.

In this week's podcast, we sit down with Seth Ogilvie of Idaho Public Television to get a gauge on rural Idaho's political dialogue. Here's a hint: People aren't talking much about K-12.

Episode 20: Breaking down the May elections by Idaho EdNews

This week's episode of Extra Credit is devoted to Tuesday's upcoming primary election in Idaho. Hosts Kevin Richert and Clark Corbin break down legislative races to watch, preview the West Ada recall and crunch the numbers behind the bond and levy elections.

This week on Extra Credit hosts Kevin Richert and Clark Corbin highlight the in-depth refugee reporting project that Richert launched earlier in the week. They also share breaking news from the West Ada School District and pick a legislative race to watch during the May 17 primary.

On this week's podcast, Kevin Richert and Michelle Edmonds debrief about the ongoing story of the West Ada School District. And Kevin and Clark Corbin talk science standards — and a little baseball.

This week, Kevin Richert and Clark Corbin break down Idaho's school immunization rates, talk about the latest on the science standards saga and discuss a key job search at the State Department of Education.

Hosts Kevin Richert and Clark Corbin discuss how an Idaho Ed News photos ended up in campaign and political materials published by an Idaho lawmaker — and why the journalists fought vigorously and publicly to have the photos removed.

This week hosts Kevin Richert and Clark Corbin break down Idaho state superintendent Sherri Ybarra's performance on her top legislative priorities and look ahead to next month's primary elections.

Hosts Kevin Richert and Clark Corbin pick up the pieces from Idaho's recently adjourned legislative session. Then Corbin heads to Wilder to find out why an entire community is looking toward the future of education.

Idaho lawmakers adjourned the legislative session after 75 days in Boise. Hosts Kevin Richert and Clark Corbin devote this week's episode to breaking down the session from an education standpoint. They discuss the final school budget, the major education bills signed into law and the proposals that didn't make it.

Hosts Kevin Richert and Clark Corbin break down the open meetings law concerns coming out of the Caldwell School District and break down the unresolved issues as the Legislature prepares to adjourn for the year.

The final weeks of Idaho's legislative session can get pretty crazy, and this year is no exception. Hosts Kevin Richert and Clark Corbin break down the madness, which includes an error-filled state report and increased friction between lawmakers.

Hosts Kevin Richert and Clark Corbin dissect Idaho's new public school budget and explain the significance behind a new bill that would increase oversight of teacher evaluations.

Hosts Kevin Richert and Clark Corbin offer an early look at the school budget that will be set Monday and offer reckless predications of when the Legislature will adjourn for the year.

Hosts Kevin Richert and Clark Corbin dig into the latest Statehouse news, including a revised student literacy bill and a rural schools proposal that may be in trouble.