# Idaho school chess program - Article

**URL:** <https://forum.uschess.org/t/idaho-school-chess-program-article/7603>\
**Category:** All Things Chess\
**Created:** [September 18, 2008, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/idaho-school-chess-program-article/7603 "2008-09-18T22:04:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jim\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Jim\_T](https://forum.uschess.org/u/Jim_T)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2008, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/idaho-school-chess-program-article/7603/1 "2008-09-18T22:04:28Z")

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Nice 9/18/2008 Associated Press article “Check mate! Idaho tries chess to boost math, reading skills” w/ photo.

Writeup includes a quote from the USCF’s Jerry Nash.

[usatoday.com/news/education/ … ools\_N.htm](http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-09-18-chess-schools_N.htm)

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.uschess.org/system/32/2_2.png) [@system](https://forum.uschess.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2024, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.uschess.org/t/idaho-school-chess-program-article/7603/2 "2024-04-22T08:34:59Z")

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