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Jordan school board sues UDOT for $4 million
The Jordan Board of Education is suing the Utah Department of Transportation for $4 million in compensation for land being used by UDOT in its Mountain View Corridor project. Read more »
Graduating seniors celebrate through the night at school-sponsored parties
It's graduation season. And that means grad parties are in full swing. Read more »
Ascending Aggies win design competition with superhero device
A team of engineering students at Utah State University designed what could be the next high-tech device for military special forces. And it just might make superheroes of those who use it. Read more »
Where does private school funding go?
Private school fundraising efforts cause parents to wonder where the money goes. Read more »
21 competitors left in National Spelling Bee (+ video)
After two semifinal rounds, the National Spelling Bee field has been cut to 21 competitors. Read more »
Idaho awaits No Child Left Behind waiver
Idaho has been among leading critics of the No Child Left Behind education program, but state officials will have to wait longer to find out if they'll be freed from the federal law's toughest... Read more »
Cottonwood High School football coach Josh Lyman resigns
Cottonwood High School football coach Josh Lyman resigned Wednesday as a coach and teacher. Read more »
Conservative Eagle Forum objects to high school play performed in March
A Bingham High School production of "Dead Man Walking" is under fire from a conservative lobbying group over claims the play contained inappropriate content. Read more »
Students test the waters in vessels of cardboard
WILLARD BAY STATE PARK — Davis County high school students participated in the annual Clearfield High School Physics Invitational Cardboard Boat Regatta on Wednesday. Each year students... Read more »
Westminster to graduate its largest class
SALT LAKE CITY — Westminster College will graduate its largest class with more than 900 students on Saturday at the Maverik Center. Retiring college president Michael Bassis, will present the diplomas at his final... Read more »
Tips to ensure healthy swimming in summer pools (+video)
As outdoor city pools open for the summer season, there are a few things you ought to know before you enter the water. Read more »
USU students create device to help soldiers climb up walls
They may be playing the role of the genius sidekick, but feel free to call them the "Ascending Aggies." A team of engineering students from Utah State University have designed a hi-tech device... Read more »
National Spelling Bee begins with 'witticism'
The 85th National Spelling Bee is under way. Read more »
Deals with banks stack fees on students
It took Mario Parker-Milligan less than a semester to decide that he was paying too many fees to Higher One, the company hired by his college to pay out students' financial aid on debit cards. Read more »
Bus driver on leave after ejecting 7-year-old girl in unfamiliar neighborhood
EAGLE MOUNTAIN — A mother said she is traumatized after her 7-year-old daughter was abandoned in an unfamiliar neighborhood by an Alpine School District bus driver. Rhonda Bromley, Alpine... Read more »
New online law degree offers affordability and convenience
For a select group of students attending Washington University Law School, classes will be no farther away than a laptop. On Tuesday, Washington University Law School announced they will be... Read more »
Pell grant changes impact summer enrollment for Utah schools
Changes to the federal Pell grants program made in the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act have reached Utah schools as fewer students enroll for the summer. The... Read more »
If you want to live a long time, stay in school
College graduation is an achievement that portends better jobs, more choices and, perhaps more surprisingly, potentially longer lives according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and... Read more »
New survey shows support for Common Core among local politicians
SALT LAKE CITY — In the latest sign that the Common Core curriculum debate is winding down, a recent non-scientific survey of Utah political insiders shows most Republicans and almost all... Read more »
Justices' summer plans point to late June finish
One never knows when the Supreme Court will hand down its last, often biggest, opinions of the term. But the justices' summer travel schedules make it a pretty safe bet that blockbuster health care... Read more »
This week in history: The assassination of Reinhard Heydrich
On May 27, 1942, British-trained Czech partisans assassinated Reinhard Heydrich in Prague. Heydrich's assassination was part of a calculated plan to end collaboration between the Czechs and the Nazis. Read more »
Dangerous silence: Why you need to talk to your kids about sex
Today's society is awash in depictions of sexuality, ranging from salacious magazines, ads and Internet sites to more-than-suggestive television shows and movies that glorify casual sex and... Read more »
Several Utah high schools moving to 4-year format
Three-year high schools are losing ground in Utah as a number of schools are set to reconfigure in the fall of 2013. Read more »
High court: No immunity in case of 15-year-old killed by prop gun used in school play
The Utah Supreme Court ruled Friday that a federal lawsuit brought by the family of a boy who was killed while handling a blank-firing prop pistol before a school play can proceed. Read more »
AntiGravity Yoga at Westminster College brings new dimension to yoga practice
Some people at Westminster College are seeing the world upside down and flying through the air, all while getting a good workout. Read more »
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Top 30 elementary schools in Utah by test scores
Here is a look at the best-scoring elementary schools in Utah, according to the state's criterion-referenced tests, or CRT. The CRT tests gauge student performance and shows which schools are... Read more »
Cottonwood High School football coach Josh Lyman resigns
Cottonwood High School football coach Josh Lyman resigned Wednesday as a coach and teacher. Read more »
Bottom 30 elementary schools in Utah by test scores
Here is a look at the lowest-scoring elementary schools in Utah, according to the state's criterion-referenced tests, or CRT. The CRT tests gauge student performance and shows which schools are... Read more »
Dangerous silence: Why you need to talk to your kids about sex
Today's society is awash in depictions of sexuality, ranging from salacious magazines, ads and Internet sites to more-than-suggestive television shows and movies that glorify casual sex and... Read more »
Conservative Eagle Forum objects to high school play performed in March
A Bingham High School production of "Dead Man Walking" is under fire from a conservative lobbying group over claims the play contained inappropriate content. Read more »
Bus driver on leave after ejecting 7-year-old girl in unfamiliar neighborhood
EAGLE MOUNTAIN — A mother said she is traumatized after her 7-year-old daughter was abandoned in an unfamiliar neighborhood by an Alpine School District bus driver. Rhonda Bromley,... Read more »
If you want to live a long time, stay in school
College graduation is an achievement that portends better jobs, more choices and, perhaps more surprisingly, potentially longer lives according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and... Read more »
Idaho awaits No Child Left Behind waiver
Idaho has been among leading critics of the No Child Left Behind education program, but state officials will have to wait longer to find out if they'll be freed from the federal law's toughest... Read more »
Students test the waters in vessels of cardboard
WILLARD BAY STATE PARK — Davis County high school students participated in the annual Clearfield High School Physics Invitational Cardboard Boat Regatta on Wednesday. Each year students... Read more »
Most common department cuts colleges make to save money
Budget cuts are causing colleges all across the U.S. to make tough decisions about which majors and programs to keep running and which to cut back or eliminate. Some areas are more vulnerable... Read more »
Tips to ensure healthy swimming in summer pools (+video)
As outdoor city pools open for the summer season, there are a few things you ought to know before you enter the water. Read more »
Several Utah high schools moving to 4-year format
Three-year high schools are losing ground in Utah as a number of schools are set to reconfigure in the fall of 2013. Read more »
New online law degree offers affordability and convenience
For a select group of students attending Washington University Law School, classes will be no farther away than a laptop. On Tuesday, Washington University Law School announced they will be... Read more »
21 competitors left in National Spelling Bee (+ video)
After two semifinal rounds, the National Spelling Bee field has been cut to 21 competitors. Read more »
BYU student Shannon Zirbel uses her space knowledge to earn a fellowship at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab
The BYU doctoral student recently earned a NASA space technology research fellowship at its Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, Calif. The award will fund up to $198,000 of her research with compliant... Read more »
Ascending Aggies win design competition with superhero device
A team of engineering students at Utah State University designed what could be the next high-tech device for military special forces. And it just might make superheroes of those who use it. Read more »
Graduating seniors celebrate through the night at school-sponsored parties
It's graduation season. And that means grad parties are in full swing. Read more »
USU students create device to help soldiers climb up walls
They may be playing the role of the genius sidekick, but feel free to call them the "Ascending Aggies." A team of engineering students from Utah State University have designed a hi-tech... Read more »
High court: No immunity in case of 15-year-old killed by prop gun used in school play
The Utah Supreme Court ruled Friday that a federal lawsuit brought by the family of a boy who was killed while handling a blank-firing prop pistol before a school play can proceed. Read more »
Westminster to graduate its largest class
SALT LAKE CITY — Westminster College will graduate its largest class with more than 900 students on Saturday at the Maverik Center. Retiring college president Michael Bassis, will present the diplomas at his final... Read more »
Can U.S. schools adopt education practices of top-performing nations?
Beverly Hills, California is famous for many things, not the least of which is its public schools. The Beverly Hills Unified School District (BHUSD) is one of the top performing districts in... Read more »
Deals with banks stack fees on students
It took Mario Parker-Milligan less than a semester to decide that he was paying too many fees to Higher One, the company hired by his college to pay out students' financial aid on debit cards. Read more »
Pell grant changes impact summer enrollment for Utah schools
Changes to the federal Pell grants program made in the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act have reached Utah schools as fewer students enroll for the summer.... Read more »
AntiGravity Yoga at Westminster College brings new dimension to yoga practice
Some people at Westminster College are seeing the world upside down and flying through the air, all while getting a good workout. Read more »
Bus driver's arrest prevented potential 'mass memorial,' principal says
The arrest of a bus driver preparing to drive students Thursday to a graduation party in Disneyland may have saved many lives Read more »
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