K-12 Education

Student gathers cereal...
Eric Cabrera

Students learn service through cereal drive benefitting another school

Students from Oak Leaf Elementary helped gather a donation of over 500 cereal boxes to give to students over holiday break.
5 months ago
a lounge in a support center shown, this is an elementary resource center built similarly to teen r...
Sam Herrera

Over 50 schools working on building teen resource centers

This March, the Utah Legislature approved $15 million in funding to build teen resources centers across the state.
5 months ago
Image of Salt Lake City School District offices. The district and UTA announced the return of free ...
Debbie Worthen, KSL-TV

Parents voice concern over recommended school closures in the Salt Lake City School District

At West High School on Tuesday night, 50 parents took to the microphone to voice their concerns over the recommended closures.
5 months ago
Image of an outdoor light post at Glendale Middle School, one of several schools in the Salt Lake C...
Adam Small

Copper wire stolen from Salt Lake City schools

Liberty, Rose Park, and Parkview Elementary Schools, along with Hillside and Glendale Middle School have all experienced copper wiring theft.
6 months ago
How Utah schools handle inversion and air quality...
Allessandra Harris Gurr

How Utah schools keep kids safe during inversion season

An inversion is expected this week across the Wasatch Front. Utah schools say they will keep students inside if the air quality gets bad.
6 months ago
Elizabeth Grant, superintendent of the Salt Lake City School District, watches fifth and sixth grad...
Kristine Weller

Salt Lake City School District school closure recommendations

It is recommended the board close Hawthorne Elementary, M. Lynn Bennion Elementary, Mary W. Jackson Elementary, and Riley Elementary.
6 months ago
Kyle Chadwick helps fill thousands of Santa Sacks for needy students at Granite School District’s...
Michael Camit

Santa sacks: Helping Granite students in need

The Granite Education Foundation is helping impoverished students feel the Christmas cheer with Santa sacks.
6 months ago
Deja Taylor arrives at the US courthouse in Newport News, Virginia, on Thursday, Sept. 21 with her ...
Michelle Watson and Brian Todd, CNN

Mother of 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher is sentenced to 21 months in prison for federal offenses

The mother of the Virginia 6-year-old who shot his first-grade teacher in January was sentenced to 21 months in prison for federal felony offenses.
6 months ago
several books stacked on top of each other -- utah book ban possibly getting a new law...
Adam Small

Utah lawmakers advance proposal easing the process to ban books from schools

Utah Democratic lawmakers say school book bans undermine teachers and waste time. Republican lawmakers argue that they protect children.
6 months ago
Image of the Utah Capitol in spring. Utah lawmakers are considering significant changes to Utah’s...
Lindsay Aerts

Utah lawmakers consider proposal to make removing books from school libraries easier

The proposal includes lowering the threshold for when a book can be banned statewide.
6 months ago
Students protest outside the Utah High School Activities Association on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (Ad...
Adam Small

Pleasant Grove High students, parents protest football playoff decision

An ineligible player on the Skyridge team, in the quarterfinal football game against Pleasant Grove, is behind the uproar.
6 months ago
students sit at their computers as they compete in a hackathon...
Adam Small

Utah students compete in ‘Hackathon’ with Hill Air Force Base

The Davis School District 'Hackathon' was meant to spark high schoolers' interest into computer programming and cybersecurity.
7 months ago
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Aimee Cobabe

One student hospitalized after a fight at Copper Hills High

Police said three students were involved in a fight and an initial investigation found no guns.
7 months ago
The Utah State Board of Education building in Salt Lake City. The Utah School Report Card shows mor...
Jessica Lowell and Kristine Weller

Board of Education ‘report card’ shows increased English and science scores, decreases in math

The report card shows more than two-thirds of high schoolers aren't proficient in math. But there is progress in science and language arts.
7 months ago
the front of the white house - SALT LAKE CITY -- A recent study conducted at Pennsylvania State Uni...
Mariah Maynes

Civics education is about more than voter turnout, expert says

An expert says civics education helps students understand their responsibilities, and how they can work together with their fellow citizens.
7 months ago
Members of Cottonwood High School’s staff, students and parents dig during a groundbreaking event...
Clayre Scott and Kristine Weller

Layton to open Teen Living Center for students with unstable housing

A new Teen Living Center in Layton is offering a safe space for the thousands of Davis County students who experience housing insecurity.
7 months ago
Taylorsville High School Principal Emme Lidell...
Mariah Maynes

Beloved Taylorsville High principal passes suddenly

Taylorsville High School announced the sudden death of its principal on Thursday morning. According to an email sent to parents, Mrs. Emme Liddell died unexpectedly on Wednesday evening. 
7 months ago
Weber's former principal was placed on administrative leave at the start of the school year and ret...
Britt Johnson

Weber High School will have an interim principal until spring

Weber's former principal was placed on administrative leave at the start of the school year and retired soon after.
7 months ago
Members of Cottonwood High School’s staff, students and parents dig during a groundbreaking event...
Britt Johnson

Herriman High adds a teen center to its campus

A teen center will open at Herriman High next month. It will provide necessities like food, clothing and toiletries
7 months ago
The Salt Lake County district attorney has asked Draper police to reopen an investigation into a Ju...
Amy Donaldson

Investigators reopen case involving complaints against Juan Diego High coach

Near the end of the 2021 football season a parent, said an employee at the school encouraged her to email administrators detailing her son's harassment.
7 months ago
Granger High School shown, an orbeez gun shooting left 3 students with minor injuries...
Derrick Jones

Man arrested near Granger High School accused of attempted kidnapping

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to kidnap two female students at Granger High School in West Valley.
7 months ago
An "Ogden city police" patch is pictured. The Ogden City police department is investigating a use-o...
Peter Johnston and Kristine Weller

Ogden police officer and student being investigated after viral video

The Ogden City police department is investigating a use-of-force incident between an Ogden High School student and Ogden police officer.
8 months ago
Image of Hunter High School, which went into lockout protocol on Thursday due to suspicious activit...
Mark Jones

Hunter High School entered lockout protocol Thursday

Granite School District said Hunter High School entered lockout protocol Thursday afternoon when they noticed suspicious activity happening near the school.
8 months ago
Image of Riverton High teacher Jay Hales, who won $50K from Harbor Freight for his automotive class...
Adam Small

Riverton High teacher wins $50,000 for his automotive classes

Jay Hales has applied for the Harbor Freight "Tools for Schools" prize three times before. His patience paid off this year!
8 months ago