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Idaho officials plan to make their state the first to offer a statewide chess curriculum as part of a pilot program for second and third graders.

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How will the instructors be chosen? How will the design of the course be chosen. Will there suddenly be a need for lots of chess trainers in Idaho?

Chris Goldthorpe
April 3rd, 2008 at 11:11 pm

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Idaho Turns to Chess as Education Strategy

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