Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on March 31, 2021 State Board of Education President Debbie Critchfield wouldnât confirm or deny an unsourced rumor Wednesday that sheâll run for state superintendent of schools. Branden Durst, who filed paperwork for a state superintendentâs run in January, welcomed Critchfield to the race in a tweet Wednesday morning. Durst didnât provide a source for Critchfieldâs purported run, but called her out for being a âmoderate in the mold of Gov. Little,â whoâs âbeen behind school closures and supporting common core.â âAs the only conservative candidate, I look forward to the contrast with her,â wrote Durst, who served in the Legislature as a Democrat but is running for state superintendent as a Republican.