Education + Schools
Paul Nelson
Students in Salt Lake City School District won’t be disciplined for not wearing masks
SALT LAKE CITY — So, are masks required in the Salt Lake City School District, or not? District officials say they still want students to keep their faces covered while in class, but it doesn’t appear that kids will get in trouble if they don’t. When the school year started, officials with the Salt Lake […]5 years ago
Paul Nelson and Becky Bruce
University of Utah moves closer toward vaccine requirement
The University of Utah indicated Friday it intends to move toward a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for students, with more information to come next week.5 years ago
Heather Kelly
Forgiveness of some loans barely touches how much student debt we owe
The announcement of student loan debt forgiveness for some represents a drop in the bucket of how much Americans owe: more than $1.5 trillion in 2020.5 years ago
Nick Wyatt
Petition asking U. to mandate vaccines gets significant community response
Droves of students, faculty, and hospital staff are signing a petition urging the University of Utah to require vaccines.5 years ago
Lindsay Aerts
State school board reviewing conservative member’s pride-flag post
Democrats called for the resignation of a state school board member who shared a photo criticizing the presence of a pride flag in a seminary building.5 years ago
Dan Bammes
Weber-Morgan Health Department won’t impose school mask mandates
The Weber-Morgan Board of Health voted Monday to consult with local county elected officials before imposing mask mandates on schools.5 years ago
Nick Wyatt
Salt Lake City schools following health department guidance after teachers possibly exposed to COVID-19
A group of Salt Lake City School District teachers was possibly exposed to COVID-19 at a district-wide meeting last week.5 years ago
Paul Nelson
Salt Lake City begins classes with school mask mandate in effect
How strict is the mandate for Salt Lake City schools? Educators say they won't be heavy-handed.5 years ago
Colby Walker
BYU creates Office of Belonging, gets message from Apostle
BYU President Kevin J Worthen announced on Monday that the school would create a new Office of Belonging led by a vice-president level administrator.5 years ago
Kira Hoffelmeyer
Teachers, staff from SLC School District recently exposed to COVID-19
The teachers and staff were exposed to COVID-19 while attending a required training at Highland High School.5 years ago
Curt Gresseth
Praising students works better than scolding, study finds
Praising students at least as often as reprimanding them improved middle school class-wide on-task behavior by 60% to 70%, according to a BYU study.5 years ago
Nick Wyatt
Granite schools report calm first week of classes
Granite School District spokesman Ben Horsley said the first week of classes went smoothly, with staff and faculty confident in the year ahead.5 years ago
Nick Wyatt
Grand County schools start with K-6 mask mandate in place
The Grand County Commission voted earlier this week to require masks in all K-6 schools for 30 days. The first day of school was Thursday.5 years ago
Mark Jones
School bus collides with semi-truck in Cache County
A bus from Cache County School District collided with a semi-truck Friday afternoon.5 years ago
Becky Bruce
Daily COVID-19 case counts in Utah now include breakdown of school-aged children
Of the 1,116 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Utah on Friday, 216 involved children between the ages of 5 and 18, the health department said.5 years ago
Karilyn Frazier
Salt Lake City School District waiting on masks in schools
The Salt Lake City School District will continue the current practice of strongly encouraging all students, employees and visitors to wear masks.5 years ago
Mark Jones
Salt Lake City School District to host back-to-school fair
The Salt Lake City School District will hold a Back-to-School Fair on Friday for students and families in the district boundaries.5 years ago
Ladd Egan and Josh Ellis, KSL TV
Brighton High resource officer attacked, student in custody
COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS, Utah — A student at Brighton High School was tased by parents after attacking the school’s resource officer and trying to take her gun, according to our partners at KSL TV. Lt. Dan Bartlett with Cottonwood Heights Police told KSL TV that the student was meeting with a counselor about returning to school. […]5 years ago
Simone Seikaly
New University of Utah President announces transition team, goals
The new University of Utah president intends to meet with representatives of all U of U communities to assess their needs and goals.5 years ago
Becky Bruce
Teacher at center of video controversy no longer with Alpine District
A high school teacher caught on video making opinionated and political statements in her classroom no longer works for the Alpine School District.5 years ago
Paul Nelson
Some parents were told children were exposed to COVID-19
SALT LAKE COUNTY — Some parents were told their children were exposed to Covid-19 on the first day of school. It was a rough start for some students in Salt Lake County. Some parents were told children were exposed to Covid-19 The notices issued by the Salt Lake County Health Department have the words School […]5 years ago
Colby Walker
Lehi High School teacher placed on administrative leave for comments in classroom
An Alpine School District teacher, believed to be a chemistry teacher at Lehi High School, is on leave over remarks caught on video in her classroom.5 years ago
Madeleine Porter
SLC Board of Education responds to Mendenhall’s proposed mask mandate for K-6 students
Mayor Erin Mendenhall said that she wants a mask mandate for K-6 students in the Salt Lake City School District with the school board’s approval.5 years ago
