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Crowded field: ISU president’s vacancy draws 84 applicants
The State Board of Education hopes to name a new president by the end of the year.
New round of Empowering Parents grants goes live Thursday
Parents can apply for grants totaling $1,000 per child or $3,000 per family, and they have new options for spending the money.
Gov. Little touts apprenticeships — and Launch
Idaho now offers about 2,400 apprenticeships, a number that has increased by 40% over the past three years.
‘Unbridled:’ Boise State launches multi-pronged fundraising drive
The university hopes to hit a $500 million target by 2028, with $295 million already in hand.
FBI returns to murder scene for site work
Investigators will be at the house on King Road today and Wednesday, as they work to create visual and audio exhibits and a physical model of the murder scene
Brother of slaying victim receives memorial scholarship
Hunter Chapin, a University of Idaho student, is the first recipient of the Sigma Chi Foundation’s Ethan Chapin Memorial Scholarship.
Accreditors plan NIC site visit next week
In other news, trustees on Wednesday abruptly called off a closed-door meeting to discuss a personnel investigation.
Boise State tallies enrollment increases
One key trend: in-state enrollment improved, after some lackluster numbers in previous years.
High-tech graduation gaps are wide — and unlikely to just go away
It means Idaho employers are forced to look out of state for workers — and they might decide to expand their businesses elsewhere.
Idaho State reports enrollment increase, record retention rate
The freshman class is its largest in nearly a decade. Retention soared to 74%.