Marjorie Cortez
Embattled State School Board member Natalie Cline loses reelection bid
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted April 13 - 7:22 p.m.
County GOP delegates halted embattled State School Board member Natalie Cline's reelection bid Saturday, selecting Amanda Bollinger as the sole GOP candidate for the November ballot.
Which Utah law school ranks higher, BYU's or the University of Utah's?
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted April 12 - 8:05 a.m.
Utah's two law schools — the University of Utah's S.J. Quinney College of Law and Brigham Young University's J. Reuben Clark Law School — each ranked 28th in the nation, according to the latest U.S. News & World Reports 2024 rankings.
What has the past 25 years taught us about taxation, caring for the needy in Utah?
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted April 7 - 7:03 p.m.
Utah leaders reflected on public policy lessons from the past quarter-century during two panel discussions Friday at the Thomas S. Monson Center.
Starting this fall, your child needs be potty trained before enrolling in kindergarten
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted April 5 - 9:27 p.m.
Starting this fall, Utah public schools will require that children must be toilet trained to enroll in kindergarten.
The story behind the 'Flaming W' on the hillside above Weber State's Ogden campus
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted April 4 - 3:03 p.m.
As the story goes, some spirited Weber College fans carried 100 cans of kerosene up Mountain Ogden to light a flaming "W" on the hillside to celebrate homecoming in 1937.
University of Utah tops in games development education
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted March 29 - 10:06 a.m.
Teams of students in the University of Utah's games programs are working toward an approaching deadline to complete video games that will launch at a public event on campus on April 24.
This school board wants voters to decide whether to reinstate 'Redmen' mascot
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted March 27 - 3:06 p.m.
Iron County's school board will ask voters whether to reinstate Cedar High School's mascot to "Redmen," just five years after the board voted 3-2 to retire the mascot.
Microshelters' move to state-owned land may be pushed back until summer
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted March 25 - 12:22 p.m.
The planned relocation of 25 microhousing units in Salt Lake City that serve people experiencing homelessness will likely be pushed back to mid-summer.
State leaders examine how to help Utah public schools and students succeed in the future
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted March 23 - 10:02 a.m.
Is Utah's secret sauce — its ability to collaborate and work together — its best path forward?
Tuition likely going up at Utah's public colleges and universities next fall
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted March 17 - 11:16 a.m.
With a year of tuition freezes in their rearview mirror, tuition will likely go up at Utah's public colleges and universities next fall.
Financial aid debacle leaves Utah college students in limbo
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted March 15 - 4:57 p.m.
As of Wednesday, the University of Utah's financial aid office had received just one student's Institutional Student Information Record from the Department of Education.
University of Utah names 2024 honorary doctorate degree recipients
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted March 14 - 1:33 p.m.
Humanitarian Pamela J. Atkinson, philanthropist Catherine Roper Meldrum and renowned computer science researcher Steven G. Parker will be awarded honorary doctorate degrees from the University of Utah during its commencement exercises in the Jon M. Huntsman Center on May 2.
Salt Lake Main Library is one of the world's most popular, according to new rankings
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted March 9 - 4:02 p.m.
The Salt Lake Main Library is among the most popular libraries worldwide in new rankings based on Google review scores, Wikipedia page views and TikTok and Instagram posts.
Applications for Utah's new K-12 voucher program have already eclipsed number of scholarships
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted March 9 - 12:21 p.m.
The application window is open for the inaugural awards under the Utah Fits All Scholarship program, which can provide $8,000 per qualifying K-12 student to pay for private education options such as private school tuition, educational software and hardware, micro school tuition and after-school programs.
Natalie Cline returns to State School Board after it censured her
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted March 8 - 8:05 a.m.
State School Board member Natalie Cline returned to her first regular board meeting Thursday after the board voted unanimously on Feb. 14 to censure her.
Utah lawmakers point to education funding boost, despite dealing with board member
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted March 7 - 8:22 a.m.
Odds are, prior to the 2024 general session of the Utah Legislature, most Utahns didn't know the name of their state school board representative.
Trained 'guardians,' 'teacher-protectors' armed with guns could respond to shootings in Utah public schools
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 29 - 12:56 p.m.
Armed and trained public school employees could volunteer as guardians to respond to emergencies in Utah public schools under legislation passed Wednesday night.
Utah lawmaker proposes new way to serve — and earn money for college
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 28 - 1:14 p.m.
One Utah Fellowship Program would pair young people seeking to serve their communities with qualifying Utah nonprofits and organizations that need help.
Legislative committee commits $800M total in bonding for hospital in West Valley City
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 27 - 10:24 p.m.
University of Utah Health asked state lawmakers to authorize another $400 million bond for its planned multispecialty health center, emergency department and hospital in West Valley City.
Chaplains in public schools? Lawmaker wants to give districts, public charter schools the option
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 22 - 8:01 p.m.
Utah could allow volunteer school chaplains in public neighborhood and charter schools starting in the 2025-2026 school year under legislation endorsed by the House Education Committee.
Bill requiring removal of school library books deemed pornographic by 3 districts close to passage
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 16 - 9:45 p.m.
The Utah Senate passed legislation Friday that calls for the removal of school library books from collections statewide if three school districts or two school districts and five charter schools determine the materials are pornographic or indecent.
Utah Legislature formally censures embattled state school board member Natalie Cline
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 15 - 10:36 p.m.
Both chambers of the Utah Legislature voted overwhelmingly Thursday to pass a resolution of formal censure against State School Board member Natalie Cline.
69% of Utahns support banning cellphones in classrooms
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 14 - 2:04 p.m.
At Ogden High School, the expectation is that when students are in class, their cellphones are stowed in their backpacks or purses.
Legislators working on resolution that could result in Natalie Cline's impeachment
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 12 - 8:13 p.m.
Utah lawmakers are working to establish a process this week to address festering concerns about a Utah State Board of Education member who posted on Facebook an image of a high school girls basketball player with a caption that inferred she is male.
