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Judge rejects $7.7 million Oneida appeal for state money
But District Judge Jason Scott urged the East Idaho district and state officials to negotiate, saying Oneida could be entitled to roughly half of the $7.7 million it is seeking.
Opening arguments in Big City vs. Boise State case: ‘Sacrificed’? Or seeking special treatment?
This story originally was published at BoiseDev.com. Four years after the tensions of 2020 began and the fallout from Big City Coffee leaving its short-lived Boise State University location, attorneys are finally facing off in the courtroom. On Thursday, lawyers stood before the jury on the second day of the trial between Big City Coffee and…
After four years, Big City-Boise State battle finally goes before a jury
The trial plays into a larger debate over Boise State campus politics — an issue that has marked President Marlene Tromp’s five-year tenure at the state’s largest university.
Business, higher education collaboration ‘critical’ to solving workforce needs, Little says
Little spoke to a packed room of business leaders as the headliner for a Boise Metro Chamber event.
Attorney general: State doesn’t enforce new library law, can’t be sued
Private citizens are responsible for enforcing the law, the attorney general’s office argued.
Hey, college students: Want a good job? Become a teacher
Data shows educators find work easily, earn more than people think and are more satisfied in their careers than other professionals.
Districts receive more than $18.5 million in grants for career-technical programs
“This is the game-changer for our kids,” one superintendent said.
Museum to-go kits bring Idaho’s ice-age fossils and dino bones to classrooms
“We want our Idaho students to understand natural history at the highest level possible,” the museum’s education curator said.
Parental consent for Band-Aids? Boise School District says it’s required under new law
Inside: Boise also asked for permission to use students’ nicknames, per a separate law that lawmakers enacted this year.
Micron seeks to improve child care access with new facility
Idaho Gov. Brad Little and Boise Mayor Lauren McLean applauded the company for investing in child care.