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U, Utah Tech propose partnership to address Utah's 'medical desert'
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 4 - 6:18 a.m. | Save Story
The University of Utah is seeking $10.6 million in ongoing funding from the Utah Legislature to establish a medical campus in St. George.
Rep. Burgess Owens champions bill offering tax credits in exchange for school-choice scholarships
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 3 - 6:46 a.m. | Save Story
Utah Rep. Burgess Owens asserts America's kids should be the smartest, most productive, most articulate and most visionary children in the world.
University of Utah training will focus on faithful connections
Ivy Farguheson, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 2 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
University of Utah's president has requested more interfaith work on campus, as well as more teaching how to talk with people with different perspectives. Faculty and staff will have an interfaith training next week.
These seniors hope school never ends
Lee Benson, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 2 - 3:14 p.m. | Save Story
The vast majority of her student body is made up of seniors. And they're in no hurry to leave. Some of them have been around for 10 years, some as long as 15.
Legislative bill: Kids, stash those cellphones during class time
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 1 - 5:12 p.m. | Save Story
If an education bill is ratified, the state's default policy will prohibit the use of cellphones or smartwatches during classroom hours. Schools would retain control over cellphone policy under the proposal.
Utah's largest literacy event debuts next month, aiming to inspire a love of reading in children
Cassidy Wixom, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 1 - 3:01 p.m. | Save Story
Readers, writers and literacy enthusiasts of all ages and backgrounds can find community with other word lovers at the state's newest literacy conference.
Hope Squad shows teenagers can prevent peers from dying by suicide
Ivy Farguheson, KSL.com | Posted Feb. 1 - 12:02 p.m. | Save Story
For 20-plus years, the Hope Squad has educated children and teenagers across the Mountain West how to be a good friend to a peer who is struggling with their mental health.
'It feels like home': Deaf basketball tournament brings students together
Emma Benson, KSL-TV | Posted Feb. 1 - 8:08 a.m. | Save Story
The Utah School for the Deaf is hosting five deaf schools from Washington, Oregon, Colorado and Arizona this weekend as part of the Western States Basketball Classic.
Should certain topics be off the table between students and therapists? Some lawmakers think so
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 31 - 9:08 p.m. | Save Story
A panel of state lawmakers advanced a bill that would allow parents to make certain subjects taboo in conversations between their child and a school therapist.
Educators, union members rally against labor union bill following newly unveiled version
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 31 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah Education Association and others rallied Friday against HB267. But many were happy with a revised version of the bill that would allow for collective bargaining in some circumstances.
Nation's report card: Reading skills slipping for many Utah students
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Jan. 31 - 2:31 p.m. | Save Story
Assessing Utah students' overall performance on a recent national test is akin to countless parent-teacher conference reports: doing well overall — but some areas need improvement.
University of Utah president talks budgets, housing and 'Sputnik moments' with lawmakers
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Jan. 30 - 9:09 a.m. | Save Story
The University of Utah is celebrating its 175th anniversary this year at a moment of historic disruption across higher education.
Utah House committee green lights 2 school safety bills
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com and Daniel Woodruff, KSL-TV | Posted Jan. 29 - 6:02 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah Legislature last year passed a sweeping bill focused on school security, and a successor bill unanimously advanced through a Utah House committee Wednesday.
Utah might remove background checks for homeschooling parents
Sydney Jezik, Deseret News | Posted Jan. 29 - 5:31 p.m. | Save Story
Moms, dads and students gathered at the Utah State Capitol on Tuesday, January 2025 to debate amendments to homeschooling requirements .
Lyndsay Huntsman named new superintendent of Park City School District
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 29 - 12:04 p.m. | Save Story
The Park City School District on Wednesday announced that Lyndsay Huntsman has been chosen as the district's next superintendent following a four-month search.
Should school lunch be free for all Utah K-12 students — even if they can pay?
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Jan. 29 - 6:20 a.m. | Save Story
A state lawmaker says Utah's primary concern should not be which kids can pay for meals. It should be ensuring that each one is ready to learn because their bellies are full.
Utah lawmakers recommend approval of bill boosting funds for students still learning English
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 28 - 8:01 p.m. | Save Story
Utah lawmakers have recommended passage of a bill boosting funding to schools dealing with spikes in immigrant students and others still learning English.
Bill that would place sunset review dates on more public education programs stirs debate
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 28 - 6:30 p.m. | Save Story
Thirty-seven public education programs in Utah have regular sunset review dates, and a bill looking to add more programs to that list sparked debate Monday during a Utah Senate Education Committee meeting.
