http://www.deseretnews.com/home/ Molly Farmer en-us Copyright 2013, Deseret News Publishing Company Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:01 MDT Thu, 23 May 2013 20:40:04 MDT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765554017/Schools-try-to-bridge-gap-between-middle-school-high-school.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765554017/Schools-try-to-bridge-gap-between-middle-school-high-school.html Eighth-grade students at Hillside Middle School recently got a peek into what their futures will hold, by visiting high... Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865550284/Utah-Legislature-weighing-classroom-instruction-bills.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865550284/Utah-Legislature-weighing-classroom-instruction-bills.html From the Pledge of Allegiance to capitalism curriculum, classroom instruction is at the center of a handful of... Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:16:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865550218/Bill-to-put-students-in-charge-of-school-budgets-held-up.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865550218/Bill-to-put-students-in-charge-of-school-budgets-held-up.html A proposal that would overhaul education funding for Utah high school students was held up in a House committee Wednesday so... Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:45:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865550133/Software-for-special-needs-children-gets-committee-approval.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865550133/Software-for-special-needs-children-gets-committee-approval.html A $3 million program that would fund computer programs for special needs children — particularly children with autism... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:48:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865550053/Senate-bill-evaluate-administrators-to-improve-schools.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865550053/Senate-bill-evaluate-administrators-to-improve-schools.html Improving and evaluating school leadership is now at the heart of a bill that originally hinged on performance pay for... Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:49:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705399101/Sex-ed-bill-amended-impact-unclear-among-Utah-lawmakers.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705399101/Sex-ed-bill-amended-impact-unclear-among-Utah-lawmakers.html A bill that would have banished all talk of contraception from public schools was amended and passed by a House committee... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:13:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705399020/Bill-to-eliminate-tenure-in-Utah-fails-in-House-committee.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705399020/Bill-to-eliminate-tenure-in-Utah-fails-in-House-committee.html A second attempt by Rep. Chris Herrod, R-Provo, to eliminate tenure from university professors failed in a House committee... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:48:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705399017/Class-size-reduction-bill-heads-to-House.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705399017/Class-size-reduction-bill-heads-to-House.html SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that would cap class sizes in early grades passed out of the Senate Wednesday. ... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:16:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700223098/Bill-regarding-family-provided-school-supplies-advances.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700223098/Bill-regarding-family-provided-school-supplies-advances.html SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that would allow elementary schools to ask parents to voluntarily provide school supplies for... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705398941/Bill-regarding-family-provided-school-supplies-advances.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705398941/Bill-regarding-family-provided-school-supplies-advances.html SALT LAKE CITY — A bill that would allow elementary schools to ask parents to voluntarily provide school supplies for... Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:12:00 MST