Education + Schools
Amy Beth Hanson, Associated Press
Exploded device discovered at Montana school, no injuries
Authorities found the remnants of a small homemade bomb that blew up on a Montana elementary school playground in Helena on Tuesday morning.7 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Despite hospitalizations and swine flu reports, flu season in Utah is starting normally
At last count, four people are in Utah hospitals being treated for the flu. There are also reports of the H1N1 and H3N2 swine flu in the state7 years ago
Ryan Meeks
Fake high school sports sponsorship scam targeting Utah businesses
One business owner spent thousands for a sponsorship with American Fork High School, but then saw none of the promised marketing7 years ago
Matthew Brooks
Are boys and girls receiving different financial lessons?
How comfortable are you answering basic financial questions? According to one survey, only 35% of men and 30% of women are able to answer those types of questions; including how simple vs compound interest works. Robbyn Scribner, the assistant director of Utah Women and Leadership Project at Utah Valley University, says the difference might be […]7 years ago
Mary Richards and Kelli Pierce
Salt Lake County man becomes Utah’s first vaping death
A Salt Lake County man has become the first person in the state to die from vaping, according to the Utah Department of Public Health.7 years ago
Mary Richards
UVU offering food, housing aid to struggling students
Many Utah Valley University students are struggling to pay the bills. So, the University has new ways to try to help them.7 years ago
Colby Walker
West Kearns Elem. placed in shelter in place protocol Tuesday for around an hour, no threat to students
Due to police activity near West Kearns Elementary, law enforcement has placed the school on a shelter in place protocol.7 years ago
The Associated Press
Utah Board of Education to update teacher discipline rules
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah education officials are seeking to update rules on how to handle licensed teachers accused of misconduct. KSL-TV in Salt Lake City reported Sunday that the Utah State Board of Education has started the process to update board rules on disciplining teachers. The board last week approved recommendations from a […]7 years ago
ERIC TUCKER Associated Press
US researchers on front line of battle against Chinese theft
As the U.S. warned allies around the world that Chinese tech giant Huawei was a security threat, the FBI was making the same point quietly to a Midwestern university.7 years ago
MARK LEWIS Associated Press
Controversy stalks Nobel Peace, Literature prizes
Controversy stalks the Nobel prizes for peace and literature in a way it rarely does for science. The revamped panel at the Swedish Academy who will hand out the Nobel Literature prizes Thursday for both 2018 and 2019 would relish arguments about the winners, rather than intrigue about the #MeToo scandal that forced the institution to suspend the prize last year.7 years ago
Paul Nelson
Despite major problems, educators say the results of the RISE assessment test are accurate
It was a massive headache for students all across Utah. There were glitches and delays in the RISE test, but, the results are back and state officials are hoping to convince parents that the results are accurate.7 years ago
Becky Bruce
Teacher compensation task force recommends $60,000 starting salary
Envision Utah is proposing raising the starting teacher salary to $60,000 as well as adjusting retirement benefits to erase inequities.7 years ago
Colby Walker
Bucket of Doom: student gets adult game as school prize
After working hard at a school fundraiser, a South Jordan Elementary School student ended up coming home with a very adult game.7 years ago
Kelli Pierce
The University of Utah launches “Safe U Month” safety campaign ahead of the one year anniversary of Lauren McCluskey’s murder
The University of Utah has launched a new safety campaign that aims to reduce dating violence, and it comes just weeks before the one year anniversary of Lauren McCluskey's murder on campus.7 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Governor Herbert lifts emergency drought declaration for Utah
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Governor Gary Herbert has rescinded an emergency drought declaration from last year. In a statement, the governor indicated that he lifted the emergency declaration because of all the rain and snow Utah received this year. “2019 precipitation has been well above normal statewide, with regional averages between 110 to 200% […]7 years ago
KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer
Ready student one? Universities launch degrees in esports
On their first week in class, a group of students is playing a first-person shooter video game in a sleek new digital studio. It's their introduction to the degree in esports they've all enrolled in.7 years ago
Zoi Walker
doTERA Donates $17.7 million to Utah Valley University
Health and Wellness company doTERRA announces they will donate $17.7 million to Utah Valley University. The money is the second-largest donation in school history.7 years ago
Paul Nelson
New Jazz players pay a surprise visit to Bountiful Junior High
Two of the newest members of the Utah Jazz roster sat and had lunch with hundreds of excited students at Bountiful Jr. High7 years ago
John Wojcik
Utah school fights vaping epidemic with new technology
The vaping detector technology is relatively new; the decision to place them in bathrooms and locker rooms was based on feedback from students and parents.7 years ago
Mary Richards and Simone Seikaly
More Utah kids are vaping and Utah schools are trying to keep up
Utah teachers are learning how to spot teen vaping, as the numbers show an increase in the number of younger people vaping.7 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Vandals cause major damage to Provo Pioneer Village
PROVO – Vandals have hit Provo Pioneer Village for the second time in a week, and volunteers do not know how they will be able to pay for the restoration. Earlier in the week, someone threw fluorescent pink paint on the oxen statues and other areas. It was able to be easily washed off. But […]7 years ago
Kelli Pierce
Teens at the center of a viral homecoming proposal fail in Holladay meet “Grandma” Terry
Two Highland High sophomores meet the elderly woman mistakenly given a homecoming proposal.7 years ago
Mary Richards
Davis School District apologizes for shared flyer on ex-employee
The Davis School District is apologizing after someone accidentally released a warning about an ex-employee in the form of a law enforcement flyer.7 years ago
