Letters to the Editor
WBCSD Levy numbers
WBCSD Levy Numbers Education is power and so I’ve taken the opportunity to educate myself as to where the money in this district’s education system is going. I include a link for you all to […]
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Letters to the Editor
How Is This Equal Representation?
How Is This Equal Representation? It is a great country we live in when we can vote and live as a republic, choosing and being free to speak our opinion. That being said I […]
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WBCSD83 School Levy – Sign of the Times
WBCSD83 School Levy – Sign of the Times Whose money does the West Bonner County School District spend? That is a good question. If you had attended one of the local school board meetings this […]
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LPOSD’s Vague Levy Ballot Language
LPOSD’s Vague Levy Ballot Language You may have noticed that on this supplemental-levy ballot none of the spending categories show dollar amounts, contrary to the previous levy. $25.4 million of taxpayer funds for the next […]
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Who Does The LPOSD Levy Really Benefit?
Who Does The LPOSD Levy Really Benefit? By law, after seven consecutive years of voter-approved levies, school districts have the option of seeking a permanent override levy without having to ask the voters to approve […]
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LPOSD Levy: Low Voter Turnout Is In Their Favor
LPOSD Levy: Low Voter Turnout Is In Their Favor The March 12th election is just around the corner. In local elections, every vote counts. You vote is not meaningless, it is vitally important. Past supplemental […]
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LPOSD Can Learn From Charter Schools
LPOSD Can Learn From Charter Schools Lake Pend Orielle School District (LPOSD) is justifying its large levy increase with must-have higher salaries to be competitive. No one mentions improving student performance. Throwing money at schools […]
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LPOSD Levy Goes From Plus Size To Obese
LPOSD Levy Goes From Plus Size To Obese What the LPOSD won’t tell you and never wants you to know. LPOSD routinely calls its levy, which it runs every two years, a “replacement supplemental levy” […]
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A Levy Love Fest, or an LPOSD Infomercial?
A Levy Love Fest, or an LPOSD Infomercial? I happened to listen to the radio last week when LPOSD Superintendent Woodward was interviewed by talk show host/former LPOSD school board chair Steve Youngdahl on […]
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LPOSD Levy Teaching Our Kids To Be Socialists
LPOSD Levy Teaching Our Kids To Be Socialists How often do you see LPOSD students hosting car washes in order to garner funds for new sports uniforms, or to pay the transportation costs to that […]