PRESS RELEASE — Thursday, September 2, 2010
For information contact: Bob Evancho at 373-7369
                     Anne Peterson at 373-7368

Panel of Idaho Educators Returns to Dialogue on September 9 to Discuss Budget Cuts

— Airs September 9 (Thursday) at 8:30/7:30 p.m. MT/PT
— Repeats September 12 (Sunday) at 5:30/4:30 p.m. MT/PT
— See it in HD Thursday, September 9, at 9:30/8:30 p.m. MT/PT and Sunday, September 12, at 8:30/7:30 p.m. MT/PT (High Definition, digital sub-channel 2)

As a new academic year begins, school districts across Idaho are confronting a historic cut in education funding from the state Legislature and the challenge of fewer resources in the classroom.

This week on DIALOGUE, host Joan Cartan-Hansen brings back four educators and administrators from around Idaho to provide an update on the impact of budget cuts on the state’s schools. Cartan-Hansen’s guests include Geoffrey Thomas, Madison School District superintendent; Linda Clark, Meridian School District superintendent; Mark Moorer, a member of the Potlatch School Board; and Sherri Wood, Idaho Education Association president. Thomas, Clark, Moorer and Wood appeared on DIALOGUE in June to discuss the anticipated impact of school budget cuts. Now that school has started, they return to the show to share their early perspectives on the reductions as well as their thoughts on the impact of new federal funds for Idaho’s schools.

The live Thursday (September 9) show at 8:30/7:30 p.m. MT/PT will take calls from viewers on a toll-free line: 1-800-973-9800. Questions can also be submitted before the show begins via e-mail at dialogue@idahoptv.org or to the Dialogue Facebook page at www.facebook.com/dialogue. There is no call-in segment on the Sunday (September 12) repeat at 5:30/4:30 p.m. MT/PT. The program also airs on the HD channel (digital sub-channel 2) Thursday at 9:30/8:30 p.m. MT/PT and Sunday at 8:30/7:30 p.m. MT/PT.

View or listen to DIALOGUE episodes in a variety of formats:

• Over-the-air broadcast on Idaho digital sub-channel 1 airs Thursdays at 8:30/7:30 p.m. MT/PT, with repeats Sundays at 5:30/4:30 p.m. MT/PT, on channels 12-KUID/26-KCDT, 4-KAID/13-KIPT, and 10-KISU. Analog signals remain available through cable and satellite and many translators; consult local suppliers for channel numbers.
• High-definition over-the-air broadcast on HD digital sub-channel 2 airs Thursdays at 9:30/8:30 p.m. MT/PT, with repeats Sundays 8:30/7:30 p.m. MT/PT, on channels KUID-12, KCDT-45, KAID-21, KIPT-22 and KISU-17. The high-definition broadcast also is available through some cable companies; consult local suppliers.
• Standard-definition over-the-air broadcast airs on World digital sub-channel 4 frequently throughout the week, days and evenings, times vary. The standard-definition broadcast also is available through some cable companies; consult local suppliers.
• Video streaming from idahoptv.org/dialogue is available in high-bandwidth or low-bandwidth format. Windows Media Player is required; a free download is available. DIALOGUE also is available through IdahoPTV’s video player that also features national PBS shows (video.idahoptv.org).
• Video download from idahoptv.org/dialogue; ultra-high bandwidth required.
• Podcasts (MP3, audio-only; and MP4, audio-video for Macintosh and iTunes users) are available for download from idahoptv.org/dialogue.
• NPR News 91 audio-only airs in Southwest Idaho. Sundays, at 11:30 a.m. MT.
• KISU FM audio-only airs in Eastern Idaho. Mondays, at 6:30 p.m. MT.

 

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