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Ogden students get hands-on with aerospace careers
Tyrese Boone, KSL | Posted March 3 - 5:02 p.m.
Students at Ben Lomond High School stepped into Utah's growing aerospace and defense industry Tuesday without ever leaving campus.
Will tightening K-12 budgets jeopardize school suicide prevention programs?
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted March 2 - 6:46 a.m.
The school-based Hope Squads are made possible by state funds, but the provision allowing public schools to receive those funds is facing proposed changes in the Utah Legislature.
A solid B+? Utah earns strong marks for prepping high schoolers for post-graduation life
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted March 1 - 7:15 a.m.
A new national report shows Utah earns "good grades" for aligning student experiences with post-graduation opportunities.
How voters — in Utah and nationwide — feel about prohibiting cellphones in school, bell-to-bell
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 28 - 7:02 p.m.
While a bill calling for a default "bell-to-bell" cellphone prohibition in Utah's K-12 schools seems destined to pass, public opinion on school bans is mixed.
Utah company to host virtual read-aloud for Read Across America Day
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted Feb. 28 - 8:49 a.m.
Lehi-based homeschool curriculum company aims to boost literary engagement through virtual read aloud event
'Read every chance you get': Hundreds of Salt Lake students gifted free books
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted Feb. 27 - 5:01 p.m.
Hundreds of Salt Lake City School District elementary and middle schoolers received free books Friday as part of Operation Literacy's book drop event.
Bill banning phone use during school hours is one step closer to becoming law
Bridger Beal-Cvetko and Daniel Woodruff, KSL | Posted Feb. 25 - 7:11 p.m.
The Utah House approved a bill limiting cellphone use throughout the school day, moving it closer to the governor's desk where it is almost certain to become law.
Murray High School extends remote learning to mid-March after recent fire
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted Feb. 23 - 6:00 p.m.
Remote learning for students and staff at Murray High School has been extended by two weeks, due to a fire last week.
Utah Fits All voucher funding debate: Should private schools be accredited to be eligible?
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 23 - 10:18 a.m.
Last year, lawmakers modified the Utah Fits All Scholarship Program to include three funding tiers. But defining them is proving tricky, as a House committee meeting showed on Tuesday.
Committee tables bill seeking to change transfer rules for high school athletics
Amy Donaldson, KSL | Posted Feb. 20 - 6:31 p.m.
Legislation aimed at changing some of the rules governing Utah high school sports was tabled Friday after a hearing where everyone hoping to address lawmakers was opposed to the bill.
Multiple people at state wrestling tournament diagnosed with measles as it spreads in Utah
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted Feb. 20 - 1:50 p.m.
Utah health officials say cases of measles are spreading to new areas in Utah, particularly in schools and at extracurricular events like a recent state wrestling tournament.
Murray High shifts to remote learning next week after fire forces evacuation
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted Feb. 20 - 12:34 p.m.
Murray High School was evacuated Friday due to a fire in the school's wood shop. Students were sent home for the day, and classes next week will be held remotely.
Keeping Utah's rural kids digitally connected during long school bus rides
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 20 - 9:34 a.m.
This year, the Moab-based Grand County High School boys basketball team played a road game against Duchesne High — an approximately 300 mile round-trip bus ride.
Measles is 'actively spreading' in Salt Lake County as Highland High reports exposure
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted Feb. 18 - 5:41 p.m.
Highland High students could have been exposed to measles for more than a week as an infectious student attended school; Salt Lake County reports the disease is "actively spreading" as Utah's outbreak reaches 300 infections.
Committee tables bill to shift Utah prep sports control from century-old association
Amy Donaldson, KSL | Posted Feb. 18 - 4:07 p.m.
A bill seeking to shift control of high school sports from the nonprofit Utah High School Activities Association to the State School was put on hold Wednesday.
School bus driver charged with sexually exploiting children
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Feb. 18 - 1:15 p.m.
A former bus driver for the Granite School District was charged Tuesday with possessing child sex abuse material.
SheTech event for high school girls aims to boost the number of women in STEM careers
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted Feb. 17 - 1:15 p.m.
The Women Tech council will hosts its annual SheTech Explorer Day Feb. 24 at Mountain America Expo Center.
Did Utah crack the 'Most Educated States' top-10 rankings?
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 17 - 8:05 a.m.
The Beehive State couldn't quite crack the top-10 list in a recent report identifying the most (and least) educated states in the U.S. — but it came close.
Tooele County confirms first case of measles in high school student
Alex Tumalip, KSL | Posted Feb. 16 - 10:04 p.m.
The Tooele County Health Department confirmed the county's first case of measles on Monday in a Stansbury High School student who was exposed to the virus at an event.
Provo 7th grader runs fastest 1,600 meters in U.S. middle school history
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted Feb. 15 - 10:01 a.m.
Angie Alder, a 12-year-old Provo girl, ran the fastest 1,600 meters in U.S. middle school history. The race took place at the Olympic Oval in Kearns, and Agelina ran a time of 4:47.
One student's kind act sparked annual Valentine's Day event for Spanish Fork
Arianne Brown, KSL | Posted Feb. 14 - 4:17 p.m.
The city of Spanish Fork handed out 4,000 valentines to high schools in an annual event that started with one student's act of kindness.
'A form of protest': Hundreds gather at Utah Capitol to oppose sensitive materials legislation
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted Feb. 13 - 9:04 p.m.
Over 100 people packed the Utah Capitol rotunda Friday to advocate for the freedom to choose what to read and push back against a law on "sensitive material" in school libraries.
West Valley man banned from Granite schools charged with child kidnapping
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Feb. 13 - 5:33 p.m.
A West Valley man who has been told to stay away from school properties after police say he frequently approaches elementary school children is now facing felony charges.
School bus driver arrested, accused of having child sex abuse material
Pat Reavy, KSL | Posted Feb. 13 - 12:55 p.m.
A school bus driver for the Granite School District has been arrested and accused of uploading and distributing child sex abuse material.
