Some say the Common Core State Standards adopted by all but five U.S. states will better prepare graduates for college and work. Others say the standards are an intrusive, cookie-cutter approach to... Read more »

One third of millennials regret going to college, according to a Wells Fargo study reported by Forbes. The graduates, ages 22 to 32, say that they would have been better off working than taking on... Read more »

Broadcast journalism students at BYU beat out 56 other schools to win the "Best All-Around Television Newscast" award given at the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards. Read more »

Skinny health coverage doesn't mean you get fit. It means that your health insurance may give you free office visits but will leave you holding the tab if you get really sick. That's the kind of... Read more »

The New York Time Magazine delves deep into BYU’s animation program to find out why its graduates are so popular with recruiters from places like Pixar and DreamWorks. Read more »

Lawmakers met Wednesday for the first meeting of the Education Task Force. The task force was created during the most recent legislative session to advance long-term planning and goals for public... Read more »

A new network that includes representation by school board members, teachers, college and high school students says Utah's efforts to get control of federal lands is the wrong move. They say it... Read more »

The Deseret News provides answers to common questions about the Common Core State Standards Initiative. Read more »

Teachers and students at Plaza Towers Elementary School hunkered down against the storm just as they had been taught in countless tornado drills, their principal said Friday, recounting how she... Read more »

Memorial Day is the day we remember the fallen members of the military. It has also become the official launch of summer, with barbecues, pool openings and family gatherings. Here is a short... Read more »

U.S. News and World Report released a report on Wednesday of where America's business leaders went to college, and a local school was featured. The study, also published on Yahoo!, looked at... Read more »

On May 20, 325 A.D., the Roman Emperor Constantine called for the First Council of Nicaea. The church's first ecumenical council, the meeting addressed key issues in the early Christian Church and... Read more »

Schools must teach today's students to be innovators as preparation for a changing job market, experts say. Read more »

Thirteen elementary principals from the Salt Lake Valley competed for a chance to win $1,000 for their respective schools in the My Heart Challenge, a contest sponsored by the Intermountain Heart... Read more »

Salt Lake County Library's annual Summer Reading Kickoff Party will be on Saturday, June 1 at the library's Viridian Event Center and Veterans Memorial Park. Read more »

Robert Benmosche, CEO of AIG, advised college graduates to accept the hand they have been dealt in life and accept any job opportunity that comes their way, even as employment prospects for recent... Read more »

Failing 9th grade for the second year in row, A.J. Swan had accepted that he wasn't going to graduate from his Vermont high school. He'd barely made it this far, after being held back in 7th grade. Read more »

Thomas Sohmers, 17, of Hudson, Mass., has been working at a research lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since he was 13, developing projects ranging from augmented reality eyewear to... Read more »

A teenager riding his bicycle to Union High School hit a school bus Wednesday, according to Roosevelt police. Read more »

President Barack Obama is threatening to veto House Republicans' student loan bill. Read more »

"Work To Do," a new contemporary art exhibit at the BYU Museum of Art, features the work of four prominent female artists from Utah: Trent Alvey, Pam Bowman, Jann Haworth and Amy Jorgensen. Read more »

Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought. Read more »