http://www.ksl.com KSL / Local / Local Stories en-us 15 100 24 http://www.ksl.com http://media.bonnint.net/slc/544/54447/5444751.gif http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8582115 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8582115 A group of students at Eisenhower Junior High School is trying for a world record. They want to make the world's largest Post-it note mosaic. http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8562553 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8562553 Utah's school population this year shows some interesting changes from last year. There are 12,260 more students this year than last year. That's about a 2.2 percent growth. http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8548383 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8548383 Help! One of our consonants seems to be missing. A lot of people have noticed the letter "T" disappearing from cer_en words. But is the Utah dialect really getting thicker, or is something else going on? One BYU professor aims to find out. http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8541856 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8541856 We asked local school districts what is being done to help students who find themselves out sick for extended periods of time due to illness. http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8546782 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8546782 The Utah State University Press is merging with the Merrill-Cazier Library. http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8545628 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8545628 Kids at a Salt Lake elementary school are learning how to make a movie. KSL News spent the morning with them Tuesday and found out why movie making is part of their curriculum. http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8529316 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8529316 The fourth-graders at Silver Hills Elementary School didn't realize they were getting a science lesson on preventing the spread of H1N1 virus Monday. They just wanted to see their germs. http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8512155 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8512155 Two former auditors have sued the Utah State Board of Education, claiming they were wrongfully fired in May for refusing to change the results of a report about school community councils. http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8505965 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8505965 Pumpkins, skeletons and dozens of other students showed off their costumes at the traditional Westvale Elementary School Halloween parade. This was a fun spectacle, but it wasn't the only one. http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8500011 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8500011 Officials at Brigham Young University say they'll raise tuition rates by 3 percent for the 2010-11 school year. http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8477108 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8477108 The Box Elder School Board will reconsider part of its drug testing policy for students involved in extracurricular activities Wednesday night. http://www.ksl.com?nid=&sid=8468267 http://www.ksl.com?nid=&sid=8468267 A Montana man who has devoted much of his life to fighting terrorism through education spoke at BYU Tuesday. http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8465289 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8465289 Tim Bailey, a history teacher at Escalante Elementary School in Salt Lake City, has been named the 2009 Gilder Lehrman National History Teacher of the Year. http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8450155 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8450155 One of the most important buildings on the U of U campus was rededicated Monday. Former First Lady Laura Bush was on hand to speak at the festivities. http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8449551 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8449551 The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah plans to award high school seniors who demonstrate a strong commitment to civil liberties with a $1,000 scholarhip. http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8425522 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8425522 A recent survey from Public Agenda and Learning Point Associates says two out of every five teachers across the country are disappointed with their job. How is morale among the teachers in Utah? http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8440184 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8440184 State education officials say sexual misconduct by teachers is the No. 1 reason Utah educators are forced to surrender their licenses. http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8439910 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8439910 A school district serving a remote area of northern Arizona and southern Utah long dominated by a polygamist sect is poised to emerge from a state takeover implemented nearly four years ago because it finances were in disarray. http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8425115 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8425115 During a stop with KSL's Friday Night Flights team, we wanted to spotlight the academic accomplishments of the schools. http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8420784 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8420784 Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says he doesn't oppose multi-track sex education classes in state schools as long as students have parental permission to hear the information.