http://www.deseretnews.com/home/ Daily education articles, news and headlines for Salt Lake City and Utah - Deseret News en-us Copyright 2013, Deseret News Publishing Company Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:01 MDT Tue, 21 May 2013 13:54:31 MDT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580411/Midvale-Elementary-selling-bricks-of-old-school-as-fundraiser.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580411/Midvale-Elementary-selling-bricks-of-old-school-as-fundraiser.html The new Midvale Elementary School stands to benefit from pieces of the old one. People can help build up programs at the new... ]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 13:06:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580412/Salt-Lake-City-School-District-to-run-Summer-Kindergarten-Readiness-Program.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580412/Salt-Lake-City-School-District-to-run-Summer-Kindergarten-Readiness-Program.html The Salt Lake City School District's Summer Kindergarten Readiness Program is now open for registration through June 14. Tue, 21 May 2013 13:04:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630182/Should-we-let-wunderkinds-drop-out-of-high-school.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630182/Should-we-let-wunderkinds-drop-out-of-high-school.html Thomas Sohmers, 17, of Hudson, Mass., has been working at a research lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology since... ]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 10:16:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580382/Utah-student-awarded-Department-of-State-scholarship.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580382/Utah-student-awarded-Department-of-State-scholarship.html Skyline High School senior Kelsey Paulding is one of 625 students awarded a special scholarship from the U.S. Department of... Mon, 20 May 2013 17:28:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630040/What-do-we-eat-New-food-map-will-tell-us.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765630040/What-do-we-eat-New-food-map-will-tell-us.html Do your kids love chocolate milk? It may have more calories on average than you thought. ]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 14:54:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629972/Use-of-ADHD-drugs-as-study-aid-raises-concern-on-campuses.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629972/Use-of-ADHD-drugs-as-study-aid-raises-concern-on-campuses.html A University of Kansas freshman took a break from shooting hoops with friends outside his dormitory to talk about what some... ]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 00:05:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629941/First-lady-Michelle-Obama-to-high-school-grads-Live-your-dreams.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629941/First-lady-Michelle-Obama-to-high-school-grads-Live-your-dreams.html First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: Strike your own path in college and life... ]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 16:22:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580280/Deseret-News-wins-awards-for-education-environment-family-reporting.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580280/Deseret-News-wins-awards-for-education-environment-family-reporting.html When it comes to meaningful reporting on education, the environment and the family, Deseret News reporters stand out in the... ]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 01:22:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629932/Navy-pilot-earns-masters-degree-in-engineering-while-in-combat-zone.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765629932/Navy-pilot-earns-masters-degree-in-engineering-while-in-combat-zone.html The Navy lieutenant needed armed guards and an armored car to get to an exam site, in Kabul, Afghanistan. A deadly bomb... ]]> Sat, 18 May 2013 00:46:00 MDT http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580243/Students-blend-learning-fun-at-annual-physics-day.html http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865580243/Students-blend-learning-fun-at-annual-physics-day.html More than 5,000 students from the Intermountain West participated in a special physics day Friday at Lagoon. ]]> Fri, 17 May 2013 16:34:00 MDT