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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%.
Across most metrics, U of I reports enrollment increases
The bottom line: Overall fall enrollment came in at 11,849, a 3% increase.
Childhood immunization rates: A couple of followups
Some more details on Idaho’s childhood immunization rates.
Federal lawsuit over voter ID law will proceed
The 2023 Legislature banned the use of student IDs as voter ID. The federal lawsuit says the law violates voting rights protected under the U.S. Constitution.
U of I president subpoenaed in Phoenix lawsuit
The subpoena centers on one of the key points of Attorney General Raúl Labrador’s lawsuit: Was the University of Idaho competing with other suitors in its bid to purchase the University of Phoenix?
U of I refuses to release reports on financial risks from Phoenix purchase
The University of Idaho says its internal reviews are protected under attorney-client privilege.
Voter ID case appealed to state Supreme Court
Just four days ago, a district judge upheld a law banning the use of student IDs as voter ID.