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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

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Where does private school funding go?

Private school fundraising efforts cause parents to wonder where the money goes. Read more »

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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 »

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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 »

Published 20 hours ago

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Cottonwood High School football coach Josh Lyman resigns

Cottonwood High School football coach Josh Lyman resigned Wednesday as a coach and teacher. Read more »

Published 23 hours ago

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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 »

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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 »

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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 »

Published yesterday

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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 »

Published yesterday

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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 »

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National Spelling Bee begins with 'witticism'

The 85th National Spelling Bee is under way. Read more »

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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 »

Published yesterday

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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 »

Published May 29, 2012

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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 »

Published May 29, 2012

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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 »

Published May 29, 2012

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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 »

Published May 28, 2012

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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 »

Published May 28, 2012

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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 »

Published May 27, 2012

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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 »

Published May 26, 2012

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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 »

Published May 26, 2012

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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 »

Published May 25, 2012

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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 »

Published May 25, 2012

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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 »

Published May 25, 2012

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