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Utah Tech University to offer 19 new academic programs this fall
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted June 24 - 8:00 p.m. | Save Story
Utah Tech University introduced 19 new academic programs to be offered for the first time during the fall 2026 semester.
Utah teen musicians to perform on National Mall stage for America 250 celebration
Margaret Darby, Deseret News | Updated June 24 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
A band of teenage Utah musicians is now preparing for what its director calls the biggest performance in the group's 28-year history — a headlining appearance during the nation's America 250 celebrations.
Lisa Moon named interim president of Bridgerland Technical College
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted June 24 - 12:32 p.m. | Save Story
Lisa Moon is set to assume the role of interim president at Bridgerland Technical College after being appointed by the Utah Board of Higher Education on Tuesday.
University of Utah trustees greenlight creation of state's first AI bachelor's degree
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted June 23 - 9:40 p.m. | Save Story
The University of Utah is on track to offer a first-of-its-kind bachelor's degree program in artificial intelligence this fall.
Here's how the University of Utah is tracking to meet nearly $20M in state-mandated cuts
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted June 22 - 7:10 p.m. | Save Story
The University of Utah is on track to reallocate over two-thirds of its total state-mandated cuts next year.
A parent's guide to Trump Accounts
Emily Walker, Deseret News | Posted June 22 - 11:48 a.m. | Save Story
Festive celebrations like a patriotic Hoover Dam and competing concert series aren't the only things set to make this year's Fourth of July historic.
How to get books in the hands of teens — when screens are battling for their attention
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted June 21 - 8:00 a.m. | Save Story
Wednesday is Nicole Baun's birthday — and the South Jordan teen's birthday wish list makes her a bit of an adolescent outlier: books, and then more books.
AI deepfake media can sway public opinion as effectively as real media, UVU study finds
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Updated June 18 - 5:00 p.m. | Save Story
A study from Utah Valley University's Gary R. Herbert Institute for Public Policy released Thursday found that deepfake media can sway public opinion just as effectively as real media, impacting elections at every scale.
SITLA agrees to sell over 50,600 acres in the Book Cliffs in 'historic' nearly $30M deal
Carter Williams, KSL | Updated June 18 - 2:55 p.m. | Save Story
A massive chunk of public trust land in eastern Utah is slated to remain public under a major transaction.
Utah first lady Abby Cox optimistic about legislative moves to strengthen child literacy
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted June 17 - 8:30 p.m. | Save Story
Utah first lady Abby Cox on Wednesday met with Utah education leaders to talk about the need to meet the literacy crisis head-on and ways the state has worked to do just that.
Nebo School District sued over allegations of failing to protect student from bullying, assault
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted June 17 - 12:03 p.m. | Save Story
Two Utah County parents are suing Nebo School District and two of its employees, alleging their child was assaulted and officials failed to act on a pattern of anti-LGBTQ bullying.
Audit: 'Ghost students' cost Utah's higher education system over $840K last year
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted June 17 - 8:08 a.m. | Save Story
A legislative audit released Tuesday found Utah's higher education landscape has experienced a surge in enrollment fraud.
'Do right by our students': Provo beauty school launches novel tuition reimbursement model
Logan Stefanich, KSL | Posted June 16 - 2:03 p.m. | Save Story
All net proceeds from services provided and product sales made at Paul Mitchell The School Provo will be returned to students through monthly institutional grant disbursements.
Paris Hilton returns to Utah supporting parent lawsuit against Provo Canyon School
Andrew Adams, KSL | Posted June 16 - 11:04 a.m. | Save Story
Celebrity advocate Paris Hilton spoke in Utah Monday as two families announced they are suing Provo Canyon School, alleging negligence involving their children.
Utah's new school cellphone prohibition is days away from becoming law — but will it succeed?
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted June 16 - 10:01 a.m. | Save Story
An enhanced law goes into effect on July 1 that essentially prohibits cellphones at Utah's K-12 public schools, unless a school or district opts for a looser policy.
Surge in teens seeking and paying for summer service experience
Deanie Wimmer, KSL | Posted June 15 - 8:35 a.m. | Save Story
Thousands of teens are pursuing a nontraditional summer experience: They're working hard labor for strangers in another country, and actually paying for the opportunity.
A Latter-day Saint apostle and Utah's governor on the need for education and morality
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted June 14 - 3:00 p.m. | Save Story
Monday's Convening of the American Council on Education Commission on Faith-Based College and Universities focused on creating environments that foster togetherness.
What's the good news — and not so good news — from The Nation's Report Card?
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted June 14 - 11:18 a.m. | Save Story
Plenty's been written in recent years about the struggles American kids are having in reading and math, particularly post-pandemic. Now here's some measured good news.
