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Should Twin Falls Have Year-Round School? [poll]

Brad Weiser — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:07:14 +0000

We're barely four weeks into summer vacation and I hear it already. "I'm bored." I wonder if you shudder just as much as I do when you hear your kids complain that there's nothing to do. Now... Before you get all "get off your lazy rear and get a summer job" on me, let's stop and really think about this for a minute. Are summer jobs the answer or do we need to consider a year-round school system?

Local Parents, Teachers, Discuss Education Reform

95.7 KEZJ — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 16:33:03 +0000

Parents and teachers met last night at an informational meeting put together by the Idaho Education Association to discuss Idaho’s proposed education overhaul. About 30 parents and teachers attending the meeting at the Filer elementary school. Both parents and teachers are concerned about two the plans main objectives…provide laptop computers for all 9th graders and [...]