Education + Schools
Tim Vandenack, ksl.com
Utah Board of Education measure targets diversity programs ‘still present and active’ in schools
The Utah Board of Education will debate diversity programs that remain in schools, tying diversity initiatives to Soviet-style communism.1 year ago
Tammy Kikuchi
USU working to combat veterinarian shortage with new veterinary program
USU is one step closer to achieving its goal of putting an end to the statewide veterinarian shortage.1 year ago
Heather Peterson
Utah Fits All scholarship to get new program manager after former contract was terminated early
The company that administers the Utah Fits All scholarship program is being terminated, a year and a half into its 5-year contract.1 year ago
Clayre Scott
Utah student helps erase one school’s lunch debt
A Utah teen partnered with the Utah Lunch Debt Relief Foundation to help clear a school's lunch debt.1 year ago
Verl Johansen
Northern Wasatch Home Builders Association helping resource centers in Weber County
The Northern Wasatch Home Builders Association donated up to $1,000 worth of food and supplies to resource centers in Weber County.1 year ago
Clayre Scott and Becky Bruce
Utah educators say they’ll provide guidance as Trump signs order to eliminate Education Department
Officials from the Utah Education Department said they will help Utah educators maneuver a new landscape created by Trump's executive order.1 year ago
Jacob Freeman
Wayne Culley announced as new principal of West High
Wayne Culley has been the school’s interim principal since Dr. Jared Wright was placed on administrative leave in January.1 year ago
Collin Binkley and Chris Megerian, Associated Press
Trump orders plan to dismantle the Education Department while keeping some core functions
Trump has derided the Education Department as wasteful and polluted by liberal ideology.1 year ago
Heather Peterson
UVU architecture students help California wildfire victims with plans to rebuild
Architecture students from Utah Valley University went to Altadena, California to help California wildfire victims with plans to rebuild their homes.1 year ago
Eric Cabrera
The Magna earthquake damaged this school beyond repair. What the school district has learned 5 years later
The Magna earthquake that shook Utah five years ago left a junior high unusable, prompting a closer look at Granite School District's aging schools.1 year ago
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com
Details emerge of USU, WSU plans to trim spending in line with $60.5M budget cut
For example, Weber State University in Ogden is planning a reorganization of its College of Education, and eliminating the College of Education dean's post.1 year ago
Adam Small
Gov. Cox supports dismantling the Department of Education in new op-ed
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox says he supports the idea of dismantling the U.S. Department of Education.1 year ago
Britt Johnson
Utah teacher loses teaching position after making finals for ‘America’s Favorite Teacher’
An Ogden area teacher has been nominated for the America's Favorite Teacher award on the heels of finding out she's been displaced from her job.1 year ago
Collin Binkley, Associated Press
University of Utah among 50+ universities facing federal investigations as part of Trump’s anti-DEI campaign
The University of Utah is among more than 50 universities being investigated for alleged racial discrimination1 year ago
Kennedy Camarena and Mary Culbertson, KSLNewsRadio
Utah County releases proposed boundaries for Alpine School District split
New plans proposed for the Alpine School District boundaries were shown to the Utah County Commission on Wednesday.1 year ago
Amie Schaeffer
Stink bomb triggers evacuation at Highland High School
Highland High School was evacuated briefly after a stink bomb was mistaken for a gas leak.1 year ago
Collin Binkley and Moriah Balingit, AP Education Writer
Education Department plans to lay off 1,300 employees
The Trump administration had already been whittling the agency's staff, though buyout offers and the termination of probationary employees.1 year ago
Heather Peterson
Utah Senate sends free school lunch bill to governor
HB 100 will offer free school lunch to kids who currently receive reduced price lunches.1 year ago
Kennedy Camarena
Widespread data network outage cancels school, causes 7 schools to go offline
Up to seven schools in Roy are offline and school is canceled after a widespread network outage in the area.1 year ago
Carlysle Price
School canceled after fire breaks out at West Haven Elementary
School has been canceled for the day after a fire broke out at West Haven Elementary School Tuesday morning.1 year ago
Britt Johnson
Could a new bill be the answer to Utah’s school lunch debt?
The state's school lunch debt issue could get some help by giving taxpayers the option to make a donation.1 year ago
Jason Swensen, Deseret News
Pay raise: Governor, lawmakers announce boosts to Utah teacher salaries
Gov. Spencer Cox joined the state’s ranking Republican lawmakers to announce boosts to Utah teacher salaries and bonuses for education support professionals.1 year ago
Adam Small
A bill to ban pride flags from classrooms, government buildings advances in the Utah Legislature
A Utah Senate committee voted Friday to advance a bill that would prohibit teachers and other government employees from displaying pride flags in public schools and other government buildings.1 year ago
