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Utah school event teaches kids about saving and budgeting
Tyrese Boone, KSL | Posted April 22 - 5:02 p.m. | Save Story
Students at Backman Elementary School are learning financial literacy skills early thanks to a statewide program focused on teaching kids how to save, spend and plan for the future.
Juan Diego softball pitcher severely injured after line drive knocks out teeth
Dan Rascon, KSL | Posted April 22 - 7:41 a.m. | Save Story
A painful and frightening injury has sidelined a key player on the Juan Diego High School girls softball team.
What the Trump administration plans for colleges earning F's in returns on investment?
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted April 21 - 10:00 a.m. | Save Story
The Department of Education launched an "earnings indicator" in December, designed to provide college-bound students and their families with information about a school's post-graduation earnings status.
University of Utah trustees greenlight 1,500 underground parking stalls on campus
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted April 20 - 5:05 p.m. | Save Story
The University of Utah's board of trustees last week approved a bond measure to fund an underground parking structure that will add approximately 1,500 spaces to campus.
Utah's 'tip of the spear' strategy: Inside the state's move to lead the nation in AI education
Brooke Nally for KSL | Posted April 20 - 6:24 a.m. | Save Story
While the national conversation around artificial intelligence often toggles between fear and fascination, Utah leaders are busy building what they call a "middle path."
Printing a leg: BYU students test 3D-printed prosthetics
Deanie Wimmer, KSL | Posted April 19 - 10:30 p.m. | Save Story
Inside Brigham Young University's engineering building, months of designing, testing, and problem-solving all come down to one moment.
'Puzzling for awareness': Rubik's cube competition raises funds for Utah autism preschool
Emily Ashcraft, KSL | Posted April 19 - 9:00 p.m. | Save Story
A Utah Valley University student hosts a Rubik's cube competition to raise money for a local preschool for autistic students each April.
How Ensign College is bringing light to many Utah prison inmates
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted April 18 - 10:03 a.m. | Save Story
Prison is a place typically defined by its limits. But not for dozens of inmates at the Utah State Correctional Facility, who completed Ensign College's education program on Wednesday.
Class of 2026: What 'game day' challenge is an NFL vet issuing Ensign College grads?
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted April 17 - 9:32 p.m. | Save Story
Stay in the game — and finish. That was the challenge that Gabriel W. Reid shared Friday with Ensign College's largest ever graduating class, in a memorable moment for the school.
2026 Sterling Scholar Awards: Why a gardening job on Mars may be in a young Utahn's future
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted April 17 - 3:02 p.m. | Save Story
When the day comes that plants are growing on Mars, Bear River High School's Sarah Pace may well be their "gardener."
Why Westminster's new president won't need a GPS to find her way around Salt Lake City
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted April 16 - 9:01 p.m. | Save Story
A new name will soon be etched on the door of the president's office at Utah's Westminster University.
West Point Junior High students to build 40 beds for children in need
Curtis Booker, KSL | Posted April 16 - 3:18 p.m. | Save Story
West Point Junior High School teams up with Sleep in Heavenly Peace to give northern Utah kids beds.
Sharon McMahon out as UVU commencement speaker following significant GOP opposition
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted April 16 - 10:38 a.m. | Save Story
Amid outcry from some of Utah's GOP, Utah Valley University on Thursday announced Sharon McMahon will not serve as the commencement speaker on April 29.
Mitt Romney thinks America's best days have yet to come
Lauren Irwin, Deseret News | Posted April 16 - 8:05 a.m. | Save Story
Former Utah Sen. Mitt Romney said at Harvard University's Kennedy School he thinks the country's best days are ahead of it during a discussion about polarization in America today.
How a Utah County charter school helped hundreds with on-campus teen center
Shelby Lofton and Mary Culbertson, KSL | Posted April 16 - 6:51 a.m. | Save Story
A charter school in Utah County is sharing its teen center resource with its entire community.
How this teaching moment aims to educate Utahns about water-wise native plants
Carter Williams, KSL | Posted April 15 - 10:02 p.m. | Save Story
Students designed a new garden outside of a Salt Lake City charter school to offer an example for anyone starting their own native-plant garden.
Sharon McMahon's team responds to GOP backlash over scheduled keynote at UVU graduation
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted April 15 - 7:34 p.m. | Save Story
When Utah Valley University last month announced Sharon McMahon was selected to deliver the keynote address at the university's commencement ceremony on April 29, the choice was immediately met with strong backlash from many Utah Republicans.
Salt Lake City School District ending 'valuable' community education program
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted April 15 - 8:20 a.m. | Save Story
After over five decades of service, the Salt Lake City School District's community education program will shut its doors for good this summer at the conclusion of the school year.
