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Around 1,000 students rally for school choice at Utah Capitol
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 21 - 5:34 p.m. | Save Story
Around a thousand K-12 students from across Utah on Monday gathered at the Utah Capitol to rally and advocate for school choice in celebration of National School Choice Week.
West High students, parents demanding answers following principal's suspension
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Jan. 18 - 6:34 p.m. | Save Story
West High School students, parents and alums are ardently speaking out about the Salt Lake City School District's recent decision to place the school's principal on administrative leave.
Amid data breaches, legislative task force turns attention to cybersecurity in schools
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 17 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
The Utah Legislature and its School Security Task Force are turning their attention to improving Utah's school cybersecurity amid recent data breaches.
Higher ed leaders seek opportunities, growth amid possible Legislature-driven disruptions
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Jan. 17 - 1:07 p.m. | Save Story
Graduates from Utah's colleges and universities will step into a world that demands adaptability and reinvention.
Wanted: More young men enrolling in college
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Jan. 16 - 10:01 a.m. | Save Story
Universities are reaching out more to men in the midst lowering enrollment and graduation rates nationwide.
Showers, laundry available to homeless teens in Davis School District
Darby Sparks, KSL-TV | Posted Jan. 16 - 9:05 a.m. | Save Story
A ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the grand opening of the final teen center installment in the Davis School District took place at Davis High School Wednesday.
Inside Utah lawmakers' plan to reform higher education in 2025
Brigham Tomco, Deseret News | Posted Jan. 15 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
State House Speaker Mike Schultz said Tuesday he is determined to dissect how every dime in higher education is spent and to identify how universities and colleges can do more with fewer taxpayer dollars.
Ex-Grantsville teacher sentenced for sexually abusing student; staff appeared to support him
Collin Leonard, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 15 - 12:07 p.m. | Save Story
Former Grantsville High School teacher and coach Richard Craig Harrison, 36, was sentenced to jail Monday for sexually abusing a student.
Here's what Utah's largest teachers union wants to see from lawmakers this legislative session
Logan Stefanich, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 13 - 9:20 p.m. | Save Story
Ahead of what's shaping up to be a busy 2025 legislative session in the education realm, the Utah Education Association on Monday unveiled the issues it wants lawmakers to prioritize this year.
Gun-detection technology has been installed at more than 200 Utah schools
Tim Vandenack, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 13 - 8:05 a.m. | Save Story
Gun-detection technology that taps into existing security camera systems has been installed at more than 200 Utah schools, and more will be getting it.
Provo students say goodbye to Wasatch Elementary after 75 years
Daniel Woodruff, KSL-TV | Posted Jan. 11 - 7:07 p.m. | Save Story
KSL-TV journalist and former Wasatch Elementary School student Daniel Woodruff looks inside the school's last day at its original building.
State Board of Education votes to clear up confusion on rules for use of seclusion
Courtney Johns, KSL-TV | Posted Jan. 11 - 4:01 p.m. | Save Story
New rule changes clarify Utah's seclusion policies in the hopes of ensuring the practice is used only when absolutely necessary for student safety.
Utah County middle school gains national recognition for inclusion efforts
Shelby Lofton, KSL-TV | Posted Jan. 11 - 9:02 a.m. | Save Story
Timberline Middle School was named a Special Olympics National Unified Champion School.
Utah superintendent Sydnee Dickson to step down in June
Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 10 - 4:28 p.m. | Save Story
Utah state Superintendent of Public Instruction Sydnee Dickson announced Friday she will step down from her post in June.
Several Utah school districts affected by vast PowerSchool cyberattack
Jason Swensen, Deseret News | Posted Jan. 10 - 3:35 p.m. | Save Story
Student data from several Utah school districts was compromised following a recent cyberattack of the popular PowerSchool online education platform.
Urgent care coming to Utah schools
Mike Anderson, KSL-TV | Posted Jan. 9 - 7:11 p.m. | Save Story
The Weber School District is one of seven school districts across the state that are rolling out a program designed to bring telehealth urgent care visits to schools.
Schools cancel classes across the Southern US as another burst of winter storms move in
Jamie Stengle and Sean Murphy, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 9 - 11:45 a.m. | Save Story
Schools and cities from Texas to Georgia are shutting down in anticipation of freezing rain and snow forecast for much of the Southern U.S. The severe weather is expected across a stretch from New Mexico to Alabama.
Fire academy's latest addition opens at Davis Tech
Ivy Farguheson, KSL.com | Posted Jan. 7 - 9:06 p.m. | Save Story
Davis Technical College celebrated the opening of its new Emergency Services Training Lab and Fire Academy on Tuesday morning.
