The following was submitted by Jamie Navarrete. “North Sanpete High School incorporates 9th to 12th grade students from all the towns in the northern half of Sanpete County. This is a widespread community of mostly low income working class families. The school doesn’t have much money so many of the teachers have several roles. Alex […]
SALT LAKE CITY – It’s being called a “fiasco” by some teachers. The yearly assessment test, called the RISE, had major glitches while thousands of students were trying to take it. Eventually, the testing crashed. The problems started happening around midday. Ben Jameson with the Jordan School District says they have a district wide group […]
Cottonwood Heights police are investigating a HAZMAT situation involving about two dozen Butler Middle School students on Friday. Paramedics are giving medical care to one student after being hit in the eyes with a white powder, police say. The substance is reportedly a food-additive powder. The injured student is being treated for pain and swelling […]
The agreement lengthens the teacher contract to 190 days, which will be the longest teacher contract in the state of Utah, according to the Granite School District.
The Canyons School District says starting this fall, all their teachers will receive a $7,665 a year pay raise. It is a double-digit percentage boost for the third year in a row and it will raise the starting pay to $50,000 a year, the highest in the Salt Lake Valley. Spokesman Jeff Haney says the increase is an investment, "not just in our teachers, but our children."
The following was submitted by Kristin Carter. “I want to send this application in for a teacher at Corner Canyon High School . Mr McNeil is an art, wood working teacher at Corner Canyon High School. Mr McNeil is a teacher that goes beyond helping his students. He fosters hard work, creativity, independence, confidence, and […]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday proposed eliminating the student loan debts of tens of millions of Americans and making all public colleges tuition-free.
Would you pay your kids for good grades? One Harvard economist tested that idea out at schools around the nation. The results -- well, they're complicated.
The following was submitted by Kelli Vorwaller. “I have a son that was born with mild cerebral palsy. Although he has some physical limitations, His challenges are mostly academic. McKay is a very sweet boy and tries very hard to please everyone. He is in 4th grade and has become aware of his short comings […]
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Kacey Ruegsegger Johnson survived the Columbine shooting 20 years ago, now as she's dropping off her own kids at school has developed her own ritual. On a recent sunny spring morning, she helped her kids find their book bags and tie their shoes before ushering them to the car. She prayed aloud as they neared the school, giving thanks for a beautiful morning and asking for a day of learning and friendship.
As always, she made a silent addition: Keep them safe.
A Kentucky principal's viral rant about Aunt Becky drives home a very serious point with humor: "helping" your kids may actually be hurting their education.
"The point of this today is to tell the university, 'Hey, there's all these students that support this... Let's see what we can do to update the honor code and make it right,'" one student said.
Third graders would focus on writing complete words, thoughts, and answers to questions, and fourth graders would need to be able to complete their assignments outright in cursive.
