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007: Lots Of Excess In Education System

James Bond: I don't know what it's like up there, but the sheer number of sports teams in high schools has got to be double what it was when I was in school, and I was at a huge high school. I walk into new schools now, and they are soooooooooooooo much nicer and have a lot more stuff than we did. I live in Boise now, and within 1 mile of my home are 3 elementary schools, only one of which is anywhere near capacity. We have a junior high about 2 miles away that is maybe 50% capacity. I see a lot of things I don't like in government, but our education funding system is about the worst. There are areas where more money is needed, but there are a lot of areas where I see incredible excess.

Question: Do you agree w/James Bond that the Idaho education system has a lot of areas that contain "incredible excess"?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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