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  Education despite adversity

  November 22, 2009 in City on Page A1 Kamitra Maxwell made sure her three children were enrolled in school while the family was living on Spokane streets and in a shelter. “School is important for my children,” she … 1

• Districts keep flu sufferers connected with schoolwork

  October 1, 2009 in City Inland Northwest students who think coming down with the swine flu means a break from homework – think again.

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  Coeur d’Alene district fills school with kindergartners

  September 9, 2009 in City on Page A5 Ryley West got into a little scuffle with older kids on the playground while registering for kindergarten recently. That experience made his mom, Tina, happy to have her 5-year-old in …

• Kindergartners now have their own school

  September 8, 2009 in Idaho Ryley West got into a little scuffle with older kids on the playground while registering for kindergarten recently. That experience made his mom, Tina, happy to have her 5-year-old in …

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  Strapped districts spread the burden

  August 30, 2009 in City on Page A1 As students return to schools throughout the Inland Northwest, they’ll notice changes wrought by budget woes: more kids in the classrooms, athletic games played closer to home, fewer buses, old … 1

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  Schools ready flu-fighting tools

  August 19, 2009 in City on Page A5 The swine flu may appear less frequently in the headlines these days, but it’s at the front of educators’ minds as the first day of school approaches. School officials throughout … 2

• District bars cell phones

  July 23, 2009 in City on Page A7 Spokane Public Schools joined a long list of districts nationwide Wednesday when the school board voted to ban cell-phone use in grades K-12 except during lunch breaks. The policy came …

• CdA schools employees take cuts, preserve jobs

  June 12, 2009 in Idaho Teachers, librarians and counselors in the Coeur d’Alene School District have voted to take pay and benefit cuts to save jobs.

• Coeur d’Alene voters pass school levy

  April 22, 2009 in Idaho A multi-million dollar levy to fund Coeur d’Alene schools was easily approved by voters Tuesday. With all absentee ballots and polling places accounted for, 74 percent of voters had approved …

• Coeur d’Alene kindergarten registration scheduled Tuesday

  April 19, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I3 Coeur d’Alene School District will be holding kindergarten registration on Tuesday at all local elementary schools. Registration requirements include a certified copy of the child’s birth certificate, current immunization records …

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  CdA district plans Kindercenter

  February 19, 2009 in City on Page A5 Amanda Crowder showed up at Ramsey Elementary School on Wednesday night admittedly “a little freaked out.” Like the parents of about 300 incoming kindergarten students in the Coeur d’Alene School …

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  Books have schools in a bind

  November 30, 2008 in City on Page A1 Margie Wise’s son did not enjoy reading until his senior year at Coeur d’Alene High School, when he took a literature class that engrossed him in conversation about books like …

• CdA toughens up on math, science

  October 2, 2007 in Idaho on Page B1 Earning a high school diploma in Coeur d’Alene will be tougher beginning with this year’s eighth-graders under new graduation standards approved Monday by the school board. Starting with the graduating …

• Guidelines in offing for how CdA teachers should choose books

  October 2, 2007 in Idaho on Page B3 Districtwide guidelines for how books are selected for class assignments in Coeur d’Alene schools will be drafted in the next couple of months in response to an outcry over what …

• School panel studies levy request

  September 25, 2007 in Idaho on Page B1 When it comes to the question of building or remodeling schools in the Coeur d’Alene School District, it’s not a question of if – it’s how soon and how much. …

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  Two controversial books survive panel’s scrutiny

  August 21, 2007 in Idaho on Page B1 Parents, students and other community members packed the Coeur d’Alene school board meeting Monday to speak about possible restrictions on book titles in school libraries. Opinions were as varied as …