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GOP delegates snub most State School Board incumbents; chairman eliminated from primary
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted April 28 - 2:54 p.m. | Save Story
Delegates to the Utah Republican Party nominating convention snubbed several incumbents on the state school board Saturday. None of them garnered majority votes in their respective races.
College students, inmates and a nun: A unique book club meets at one of the nation's largest jails
Sophia Tareen, Associated Press | Posted April 28 - 9:26 a.m. | Save Story
A unique book club at one of the nation's largest jails brings together college students and inmates. The student-led volunteer effort started years ago as an offshoot of a DePaul University program offering college credit classes at the jail for students and detainees.
District asks parents for help after Roy High School has 3 incidents with guns in 2 weeks
Eliza Pace, KSL-TV | Posted April 27 - 9:41 p.m. | Save Story
Weber School District is urging parents to talk to their kids about guns after Roy High School had three incidents in the past two weeks of students bringing guns on school property.
Teacher says pleas for better ventilation were ignored, then he was diagnosed with lung disease
Sydnee Chapman Gonzalez, Utah Investigative Journalism Project | Posted April 27 - 11:31 a.m. | Save Story
LaMarr Walker's decadeslong career teaching agriculture and shop in southern Utah came to an early end on the advice of his doctor with a diagnosis he believes may have been preventable.
Student anti-war protesters dig in as faculty condemn universities' leadership over calling police
James Pollard, Noreen Nasir and Nick Perry, Associated Press | Updated April 27 - 10:41 a.m. | Save Story
Student anti-war protesters at U.S. universities are digging in and vowing to keep their demonstrations going, while several school faculties have condemned university presidents for calling law enforcement.
'The Office' actor Rainn Wilson encourages Weber State grads to 'keep hope alive'
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted April 26 - 11:21 p.m. | Save Story
Before 3,700 graduates capped off their collegiate careers at Weber State University on Friday night, they got the chance to hear from someone many of them likely watched on TV growing up or during their college journeys — actor Rainn Wilson.
'A dream I always had': Somos Foundation scholarships helping Latinos go to college
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted April 26 - 9:09 p.m. | Save Story
The Somos Foundation has helped more than 800 Latino students over the years with scholarship money and announced the latest 20 recipients at an event on Thursday.
Gregory Peterson unanimously selected as Salt Lake Community College's 9th president
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted April 26 - 4:49 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah System of Higher Education on Friday voted unanimously to appoint Gregory Peterson as the ninth president of Salt Lake Community College.
Elder Gerrit W. Gong encourages graduates to 'become their best BYU gospel self'
Tad Walch, Deseret News | Posted April 25 - 7:45 p.m. | Save Story
On Thursday, the 2023-24 school year culminated in commencement exercises for 7,198 graduates, who were invited to become their "best BYU gospel self."
Layton crossing guard is going above and beyond to keep kids safe
Tamara Vaifanua, KSL-TV | Posted April 25 - 5:41 p.m. | Save Story
In one Layton neighborhood, a crossing guard is making all the right moves to keep people safe.
Utah teacher in running for 'America's Favorite Teacher'
Arianne Brown for KSL.com | Posted April 25 - 10:03 a.m. | Save Story
A Utah man is steps away from becoming "America's Favorite Teacher," as the nationwide contest narrows down its top five this week. Cole Wilkes, of Foxboro Elementary, is in first place for the Reader's Digest contest that will award him $25,000 and a trip to Hawaii should he win.
Some Salt Lake high school facilities closed to the public due to irresponsible dog owners
Debbie Worthen, KSL-TV | Posted April 24 - 9:51 p.m. | Save Story
The Granite School District says irresponsible dog owners are forcing the closure of some high school tennis courts that used to be open to the public.
Utah State Board of Education clarifies districts are in charge of bathroom law implementation
Lindsay Aerts, KSL-TV | Posted April 24 - 7:27 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah State Board of Education is clarifying that it's up to school districts to decide how they implement a new bathroom law in schools that requires students to use the bathroom of their biological sex.
Autism program at Utah State University is helping kids across the world
Mike Anderson, KSL-TV | Posted April 24 - 5:35 p.m. | Save Story
An overseas supermodel-turned-philanthropist is getting help from Utah State University to teach children with autism.
Big changes proposed for Utah high school sports involving local, international students
Amy Donaldson, KSL Podcasts | Posted April 24 - 3:27 p.m. | Save Story
Some massive changes could be coming to high school sports in Utah.
Iron County School District votes against return to 'Redmen' mascot for Cedar High School
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted April 24 - 1:04 p.m. | Save Story
The Iron County School District Board of Education on Tuesday voted 4-3 to retain "the Reds" as the official moniker and a wolf as the mascot of Cedar High School.
Here's how many Utah households applied for the Utah Fits All Scholarship
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted April 24 - 11:01 a.m. | Save Story
More than 15,900 applications on behalf of 27,270 students were submitted for the Utah Fits All Scholarship.
Romney jokes about Harvard presidency talk
Lisa Riley Roche, Deseret News | Posted April 23 - 10:38 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Sen. Mitt Romney doesn't seem to be taking seriously talk that he should be president of Harvard .
