KSL / Local / Local Stories http://www.ksl.com KSL / Local / Local Stories en-us 15 KSL / Local / Local Stories 100 24 http://www.ksl.com http://media.bonnint.net/slc/544/54447/5444751.gif Jazz player surprises Salt Lake kids with coats http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8752137 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8752137 The Utah Jazz's Kyle Korver was happy to visit with the kids at Lincoln Elementary School and answer questions, but he was even more excited to donate 500 coats to children in need. BYU eliminating institute on women's research http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8747053 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8747053 Brigham Young University officials say eliminating an institute dedicated to women's research will actually allow for more overall research money. Jordan School District prepares for painful cuts http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8744758 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8744758 The Jordan school board is trying to find ways to offset a $29 million budget shortfall for the upcoming school year. Elementary school celebrates families and reading http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8738890 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8738890 Several hundred students and their parents packed Oquirrh Elementary School Thursday for a celebration of families and reading. Teachers provided incentives and training to help parents more effectively read with their children. Girls on the Run invites Utahns to 5K race http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8719450 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8719450 Girls on the Run is a program that builds endurance, as well as self-esteem, in third- to fifth-grade girls. In Utah, it's in six schools and serves more than one hundred girls. The 12-week training program culminates Saturday with a 5K race at Sugarhouse Park. U of U hosts Geography Week http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8703435 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8703435 It's Geography Awareness Week at the University of Utah. The week's events include discussions on climate changes of the past and present and on urban sustainability. Social media helps and hurts community college students http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8702677 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8702677 Community colleges are finding that incorporating social media on campus helps students feel more involved. But not all students like mixing Facebook with class. Utah plans American Indian curriculum http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8698514 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8698514 Utah is developing a new curriculum on American Indian studies. Every Salt Lake City elementary school student to get ID kit http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8692733 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8692733 Salt Lake City police and educators are working together to distribute 20,000 child ID kits over the next month. They say it will help immensely if a child goes missing. Alpine School District to limit out-of-area students http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8691725 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8691725 The Alpine School District Board of Education is closing 12 schools to out-of-area students for the 2010-2011 school year. American Fork band just misses making final cut http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8685544 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8685544 Just over a month after a bus crash killed one of its instructors, the American Fork High School Band performed at the national championships in Indianapolis but fell just short of making the finals. 1st-graders learning Spanish in dual-immersion program http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8663639 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8663639 Two first-grade classes in Murray are doing half of their learning in Spanish. It's not an English as a Second Language program, but a dual-immersion program. It gives students the opportunity to learn a second language to get them ahead in the future. BYU honors fallen soldier http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8663067 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8663067 A somber ceremony was held Friday at BYU to honor a former student-soldier, killed in the line of duty. Higher education asks for tax increase to ease funding woes http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8662214 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8662214 Utah's colleges and universities are coming together to sent a strong message to the Legislature. They're urging lawmakers to raise taxes, if necessary, in order to avoid devastating cuts across the state. Fifth-graders fight H1N1 through dance http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8659718 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8659718 Kids at Muir Elementary in Bountiful are learning how to protect themselves against H1N1 and other bugs by getting on the dance floor! It's called an informance -- a dance performance that involves kids teaching kids. More Utah schools turning to bullying prevention programs http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8657474 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8657474 More Utah schools are signing up for specific anti-bullying programs. School officials are finding it's better to be proactive and preventative when it comes to bullying, and get the whole school involved. Experts to begin cataloging language http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8657451 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8657451 Some of the world's experts on endangered languages are meeting at the University of Utah to get started on a huge catalog and comprehensive database project on endangered and dying languages. New reading message for Utah students http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8653897 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8653897 Tens of thousands of grade schoolers across the Wastach Front will hear a new message about the importance of reading from people they admire in a new DVD produced by KSL-TV. Utah educators concerned about changes in tax laws http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8644451 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8644451 Some Utah educators say changes in tax laws have made it more difficult to fund the state's public schools. Snow days: Fun for kids, bad for grades http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8642323 http://www.ksl.com?nid=148&sid=8642323 Even if the Wasatch Front is buried in snow, children are still expected to be in school. New research is coming out showing just how much students suffer during snow days.