SALT LAKE COUNTY – Sports have always been a hugely popular part of high school life all over the country, but, analysts say the number of kids participating in sports has fallen for the first time in 30 years. However, Utah is bucking this national trend. The National Federation of State High School Associations says […]
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Highway Patrol will add extra DUI patrols this week to catch drunk, distracted or drowsy drivers. This decision comes in the wake of the upcoming “Holy War” game between BYU and the University of Utah, as well as the Labor Day holiday. Overall fatal drunk driving crashes are down […]
The United Nations is holding its Civil Society Conference in Salt Lake City this week, the first time it will be held in the United States outside of New York City. Delegates who go to the Salt Palace downtown will be greeted by an art installation celebrating the city and its immigrants.
A teacher shortage and a growing student population is leading to what some call a "wage war" in Utah. School districts are raising salaries to get and retain teachers.
Across the U.S., teachers and school districts alike are grappling with the latest political and economic realities of educator pay. The dynamics have been complicated by both the recent national teacher protest movement that's emboldened the workforce to demand higher salaries and better conditions, and the steadily brewing shortage of educators that's forced many school districts to confront the money issue with more urgency.
Hundreds of millions of dollars in federal student loan debt owed by tens of thousands of disabled military veterans will be erased under a directive President Donald Trump signed Wednesday.
State lawmakers want to know where all the money they've earmarked for public schools is going, so they are calling for a comprehensive performance audit.
SALT LAKE CITY — A new report says Utah is still spending a lot less per student than many other states. But the report also says Utah students are out-performing those other states. A report released by the Utah Foundation says Utah is spending half than what some states are on their students at $7,179 […]
The 2019-2020 school year starts Monday and Tuesday for school districts around the Wasatch Front. And a long-time crossing guard is urging drivers to look up and pay attention because thousands of students will be once again out on the sidewalks and streets.
Teachers across the country are taking classroom funding into their own hands. Some say they’ve been buying school supplies for their classroom for a long time, but, they’re using new tools to fix that problem.
The University has pledged to invest nearly $1 million implementing campus safety recommendations from a task force set up after two students were killed.
Not every kid is planning on going back to school in the upcoming weeks. Some educators say the number of kids going through homeschooling has been steadily climbing for years.
A program known as AWARE, "Advancing Wellness and Resilience in Education," will enter its first full school-year in the Cache, Alpine and Jordan school districts. The program sets aside more than $8 million over the next five years to help teachers and others find students who are struggling and get them help.
They were on their way to work, school, or playdates. But dozens of Utahns stopped by the Salt Lake County Clerk's office to turn in their primary ballots.
