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  <title>Boys falling behind girls in education, experts look for solutions</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[American boys are losing ground in education, 
and for the first time in U.S. history, a 
generation of sons 
will have less education than their fathers. ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:32:12 MST</pubDate>
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  <title>Leaving 'No Child' law: Obama lets 10 states flee </title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 22:09:15 MST</pubDate>
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  <title>Utah students ranked 10th in nation for passing AP exams</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[One out of five students in Utah's high school class of 2011 passed an Advanced Placement exam, making Utah the 10th best state in the nation for students earning AP credit, according to information released Wednesday by the College Board.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 8 Feb 2012 21:42:00 MST</pubDate>
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  <title>As colleges obsess over rankings, students shrug </title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 5 Feb 2012 11:51:03 MST</pubDate>
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  <title>In-home preschool takes aim at early learning with technology</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[As lawmakers discuss preschool options and school technology aids 
this session, one program that already combines the two is more than 
halfway through its trial.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sat, 4 Feb 2012 13:33:00 MST</pubDate>
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  <title>Students' balloon travels thousands of miles in geography experiment</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Some Tooele elementary school students 
conducted an experiment recently to see how far 
a balloon would go when released into the 
atmosphere. Several weeks later, they were 
astounded at the answer they got.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 3 Feb 2012 22:09:23 MST</pubDate>
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  <title>5 tips for getting homework done without a fight</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[One mother shares her tried (but not always true) methods to make homework time go a little more smoothly at her house.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:32:00 MST</pubDate>
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  <title>Teacher going beyond the classroom to help sick student</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Many of us fondly remember our kindergarten teachers, but a select few over the past 2 decades were lucky enough to have Wellsville Elementary School Rita Allen. One of those students is a boy in this year's class who recently became critically ill.
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  <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:42:08 MST</pubDate>
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  <title>Time for a tutor? How to tell if your child needs extra homework help</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[If your child seems to be struggling in school, what are the tell-tale signs that they need a tutor and how do you go about finding one? Here's a list of questions to ask yourself and a few suggestions of how to locate a competent tutor.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:35:00 MST</pubDate>
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  <title>My Story: Where vision and youth collide</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Visiting foreign countries with my family as a teenager greatly 
changed my perception of life. Now my husband and I are finding 
opportunities for our teenagers to visit and serve in impoverished 
areas of the world to expand their vision as well.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:24:00 MST</pubDate>
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  <title>Alta High VP reaches settlement with Canyons district over racism row</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[A former vice principal at Alta High School who 
met with controversy following an investigation 
into alleged racism at the school announced 
Tuesday that he has reached a settlement with 
the Canyons School District.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:20:09 MST</pubDate>
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  <title>DMC donation provides students with new reading materials</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Every student at Rose Park Elementary School 
now has a weight on their shoulder that will 
hopefully remind them to read &#151; and it's all 
thinks to a service project organized by 
employees of Deseret Media Companies.
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  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:28:45 MST</pubDate>
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  <title>SUU receives $4 million donation, largest in school's history</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Southern Utah University announced Friday a donation of $4 million 
designated for the College of Science and Engineering. The donation is 
the largest single gift in the school's 115-year history.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:30:00 MST</pubDate>
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  <title>Search for new U. president down to 2</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Two finalists have been selected in the search for a new president for the University of Utah.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:30:57 MST</pubDate>
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  <title>SMART technology enhancing classroom learning experience</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Many students aren't willing to admit in class that they don't understand the material being taught.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:07:39 MST</pubDate>
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  <title>Arts program finding success in in Utah schools, need for funding</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[The sixth-graders at William Penn Elementary School are dancing their way through the Middle Ages, using the art as a learning tool. It's part of the Artwork for Kids program, which is once again fighting for legislative funding.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:58:37 MST</pubDate>
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  <title>Utah education in 2012: a preview to the upcoming legislative session</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Lawmakers begin carving out new laws and 
budgets next week in the 2012 Utah Legislative 
Session. And since education gets the biggest 
chunk of funding, we're previewing the top 
issues that will affect your children: funding, 
teacher pay and growth.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:07:54 MST</pubDate>
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  <title>Utah gets a C- for education, ranks 42nd in report; educators disagree</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[Utah ranks 42nd in the nation for education quality according to the Quality Counts 2012 report released Thursday by the national publication Education Week.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:48:30 MST</pubDate>
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  <title>Popular language immersion program expanding in Alpine district</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[The Alpine School District's language immersion programs are so popular they now have to expand. They are even adding another language for kids to learn.  ]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 7:37:46 MST</pubDate>
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  <title>Project Tutor, Read Today making a difference for Utah students</title>
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  <description><![CDATA[The front lines of education remain in the home and our neighborhoods, and KSL News has tried to take part in a solution. Now we're seeing wonderful results.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:34:11 MST</pubDate>
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