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As Launch moves into Year Two, AI could play a role in its future
The state might use artificial intelligence to verify pieces of students’ Idaho Launch applications.
Kellogg settles two First Amendment lawsuits
Former bus driver Dakota Mailloux reached an $88,000 settlement, and former student Travis Lohr received $100,000, the Coeur d’Alene Press reported Friday.
Boise State reports fundraising record; U of I giving falls from record pace
Boise State University reported $61.3 million in giving for 2023-24. The University of Idaho took in $52.5 million.
The Launch final tally: 9,180 grads will receive grants
Close to half of the state’s 21,000 graduating seniors will receive a share of the $70.8 million in Launch money.
Counselors hit the road, hoping to boost grim FAFSA completion numbers
As of June 14, only 36% of Idaho high school seniors had filled out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The State Board of Education is sponsoring FAFSA Summer Office Hours events across Idaho in the coming weeks.
Professor prevails in Tik Tok defamation trial
A Tik Tok personality had accused history professor Rebecca Scofield of orchestrating the November 2022 slayings of four U of I students.
Is Launch reaching a new group of graduates? It’s possible
Many Launch applicants have grade-point averages that fall below the statewide mean of 2.9, suggesting the program is connecting with students who wouldn’t normally consider college.
Dueling motions in the long-brewing Boise State-Big City Coffee case
Attorneys for Boise State University pushed for a dismissal, while Big City’s attorneys want to bring Boise State President Marlene Tromp back into the case, Erin Banks Rusby of Boise Dev reported Friday.
UPDATED: U of I president folds more than $7,000 into GOP legislative primaries
Several of the donations went to lawmakers who have sided with the U of I in its bid to buy the University of Phoenix.
UPDATED: IEA-funded group targets Horman over school choice
Right 2 Learn has received $90,000 from the Idaho Education Association’s political arm. The PAC has spent close to $70,000 in an attempt to oust state Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, the co-chair of the Legislature’s budget committee.