Inside a rural Iowa school district s fight to save public education yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
When Kevin Hosbond was teaching English and coaching speech in the rural southeast Iowa school district of Fairfield, his position was on the chopping block three separate times. Each time, students and parents convinced the school board to save his position. But in 2017, amidst financial crisis in the district, the Fairfield school board eliminated.
Whether in Gardner Lounge or the former Grinnell Church of Christ, that is now home to Pedal Grinnell headquarters, student DJs Eli Brotman `25 and Ethan Versh `27 mix tracks so the Grinnell community can listen and bop their heads to electronic music shows. For both artists, the medium allows them to explore their own.