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Eye On Boise archive for July 2, 2009

THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2009

Eight new staffers join state Dept of Ed

It might seem odd that during these tight times, the state Department of Education is announcing eight new staffers for a new division to oversee all statewide, federally mandated student testing and the GEAR UP program, a program to help low-income students work toward college.…

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Why Project Filter ran out of money

Idaho's "Project Filter" is now once again offering four weeks of free nicotine replacement therapy to smokers who want to quit, after the program was suspended in May and June due to lack of money. The start of the state's new budget year yesterday put…

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Daley-Laursen gets new assignment at UI

After serving as the university's interim president, Steven Daley-Laursen takes on a new role today, University of Idaho President Duane Nellis announced, as a senior executive to the president with a focus on "special federal initiatives." It's a one-year appointment for the former dean of…

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