http://www.deseretnews.com/utah/education Daily education articles, news and headlines for Salt Lake City and Utah from the online home of the Deseret News. en-us Copyright 2009, Deseret News Publishing Company Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:01 MST Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:13:28 MST Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346110/UCAT-to-revisit-Brems-appointment.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346110/UCAT-to-revisit-Brems-appointment.html Following an extensive review of the board meeting in which a new president was named, the Utah College of Applied Technology... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:13:28 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346087/Financial-officials-give-Cottonwood-Heights-kids-penny-pinching-advice.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346087/Financial-officials-give-Cottonwood-Heights-kids-penny-pinching-advice.html Compound interest is a big concept for children, but federal finance officials put it all into one bite-size word: pizza. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:07:33 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346068/NPRs-Tippett-Religious-conversations-can-be-powerful-world-changing.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346068/NPRs-Tippett-Religious-conversations-can-be-powerful-world-changing.html Talking about religion isn't so taboo anymore, and may actually be the solution to otherwise unsolvable global problems, two... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:28:18 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346022/University-of-Nebraska-board-votes-down-stem-cell-rule-changes.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705346022/University-of-Nebraska-board-votes-down-stem-cell-rule-changes.html LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The University of Nebraska's governing board on Friday voted down a proposal to restrict the... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:10:02 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345931/University-of-Utah-professor-dies-after-falling-from-campus-shuttle.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345931/University-of-Utah-professor-dies-after-falling-from-campus-shuttle.html A University of Utah professor died from injuries sustained when she fell out the emergency exit of a campus shuttle Thursday... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:38:56 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345948/University-of-Calif-approves-big-fee-hikes.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345948/University-of-Calif-approves-big-fee-hikes.html As protests resounded outside, the University of California Board of Regents approved a fee 32 percent fee increase for... Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:00:23 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342250/BYU-students-decry-demise-of-Womens-Research-Institute.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705342250/BYU-students-decry-demise-of-Womens-Research-Institute.html PROVO — How does cutting an institution dedicated to studying women's issues promote greater women-centered research? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:24:52 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345888/California-hikes-tuition-32.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345888/California-hikes-tuition-32.html LOS ANGELES — The governing board of the University of California approved a $2,500 student fee increase Thursday after... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:50:01 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345790/Davis-seeks-new-school-board-member.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345790/Davis-seeks-new-school-board-member.html FARMINGTON — Davis School Board member Cheryl Werven has resigned, citing personal reasons. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:17:06 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345787/Canyons-School-District-wants-input-on-bond-issue.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345787/Canyons-School-District-wants-input-on-bond-issue.html Canyons School District leaders know how parents feel about the new district via a public opinion poll. Now, the district... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:00:12 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345773/2-West-Valley-schools-placed-on-lockdown.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345773/2-West-Valley-schools-placed-on-lockdown.html WEST VALLEY CITY — A suicidal woman's phone call prompted two schools to go into lockdown as a precaution Thursday,... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:39:16 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345754/Study-abroad-College-students-drop-rethink-plans.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345754/Study-abroad-College-students-drop-rethink-plans.html Economic reality and money problems may be cooling the enthusiasm of U.S. college students to study abroad, just two years... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:29:46 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345661/Protesters-gather-at-UCLA-to-oppose-UC-fee-hike.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345661/Protesters-gather-at-UCLA-to-oppose-UC-fee-hike.html About 200 demonstrators are chanting and marching around a UCLA building where University of California regents are scheduled... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:39:48 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345559/Southern-Virginia-good-choice-for-small-school-LDS-education.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345559/Southern-Virginia-good-choice-for-small-school-LDS-education.html Orson Scott Card on MormonTimes.com: This is a peculiar time to send our kids off to college. On the one hand, college... Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:04:31 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345531/Girl-Scout-honored-for-her-war-against-diabetes.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345531/Girl-Scout-honored-for-her-war-against-diabetes.html When her mother was diagnosed with diabetes one hot summer day, and then her grandmother died from diabetes complications a... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:42:12 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345417/Talk-about-faith-scholar-tells-BYU.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345417/Talk-about-faith-scholar-tells-BYU.html Don't wait for someone else to start talking about Mormons and politics, Harvard law professor Noah Feldman says. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:13:21 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705344466/Historical-treasures-in-the-attic-Pioneer-Craft-House-tour-leads-to-scholarly-find.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705344466/Historical-treasures-in-the-attic-Pioneer-Craft-House-tour-leads-to-scholarly-find.html When you restore an antique desk from the 1890s, do you take the gum off the bottom? Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:12:26 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345485/Senate-OKs-ed-board-nominee.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345485/Senate-OKs-ed-board-nominee.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:06:56 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345523/Schools-may-have-to-account-for-money.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345523/Schools-may-have-to-account-for-money.html A school district that receives "equalization" money from other districts to help fund rapid enrollment growth should be held... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:01:18 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345566/Nobel-Prize-winner-credits-Utah-for-his-start.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345566/Nobel-Prize-winner-credits-Utah-for-his-start.html World-renowned chemist and Nobel Prize-winner Venkatraman Ramakrishnan had never seen anything like it. Watching incoming... Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:27:49 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345218/State-budget-looking-bleaker.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345218/State-budget-looking-bleaker.html State legislators have been warned that their 2010 general session could be the toughest in at least a generation, with the... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:12:17 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345311/Ex-Payson-coach-going-to-jail-on-sex-charge.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345311/Ex-Payson-coach-going-to-jail-on-sex-charge.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:41:22 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345238/U-students-protest-animal-testing.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345238/U-students-protest-animal-testing.html University of Utah freshman Karissa Schneider loves her dog so much, she had a stick figure drawing of him tattooed on her arm. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:47:15 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345222/Hogle-Zoo-opens-new-health-care-center.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705345222/Hogle-Zoo-opens-new-health-care-center.html Everyone is probably thrilled with the new animal care center at Hogle Zoo — except the window washers. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:51:09 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705344849/Low-in-vitamin-D-Beware-heart-disease-depression.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705344849/Low-in-vitamin-D-Beware-heart-disease-depression.html Many Americans have become so effective at covering themselves from the sun that they don't get enough vitamin D, which may... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:51:44 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705344936/Love-0-one-teacher-at-a-time.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705344936/Love-0-one-teacher-at-a-time.html Sometimes the simplest actions can have the most profound results, especially when they are done out of love. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:24:31 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705344874/Child-ID-kits-handed-out-to-Salt-Lake-students.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705344874/Child-ID-kits-handed-out-to-Salt-Lake-students.html Salt Lake City has had its fair share of high-profile missing children over the past several years. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:49:30 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705344790/Global-influence-Students-from-abroad-find-a-fit-in-Utah.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705344790/Global-influence-Students-from-abroad-find-a-fit-in-Utah.html Tuition expenses weren't a deciding factor for Xiaoyu Xu, who came to the University of Utah from northern China "because... Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:26:17 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705344788/Are-students-safe-from-predators.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705344788/Are-students-safe-from-predators.html As seemingly more and more cases of illicit teacher-student relationships pop up across the state, school district and state... Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:44:02 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705344786/Allegations-about-teachers-keep-police-district-officials-busy.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705344786/Allegations-about-teachers-keep-police-district-officials-busy.html Roy Junior High School wood shop teacher Kenneth William Taylor, 46, was charged Oct. 15 with six counts of unlawful sexual... Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:43:22 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705344787/Educators-convicted-of-sexual-misbehavior.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705344787/Educators-convicted-of-sexual-misbehavior.html Keith Lorraine Gillins of Fillmore, a former Millard County High School teacher, was sentenced to prison this year for... Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:42:18 MST http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705344323/Professors-fear-erosion-of-the-freedom-of-speech.html?linkTrack=rss-34 http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705344323/Professors-fear-erosion-of-the-freedom-of-speech.html The First Amendment is designed to protect you when you speak, but what if it didn't anymore? Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:37:48 MST