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Opinion: Retention isn’t the goal — literacy is
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (619+ words) Retention. The word alone can make parents wince and educators bristle. The idea of a child being held back " separated from friends, labeled as "behind" " feels punitive and archaic. No one wants to see a third grader punished for struggling....
Fire forces evacuation of Murray High School; students dismissed for the day
23+ hour, 20+ min ago (201+ words) Murray High School was evacuated Friday due to a fire in the building. The fire started near the wood shop before it was extinguished, according to the school district. After being evacuated to a safe area, students at the school,…...
Utah Fits All voucher funding debate: Should private schools be accredited to be eligible?
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (949+ words) Last year, lawmakers modified the Utah Fits All Scholarship program " whose fate is likely to be decided by the Utah Supreme Court " to include three funding tiers. Homeschooled scholarship recipients ages 5 to 11 years old now have access to $4,000 a year…...
Opinion: It's OK to let kids fail
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (241+ words) Russell Shaw thinks it's time for parents to let their kids fail more. As the head of Georgetown Day School, he wrote in The Atlantic recently that he was disturbed when a mother came to complain to him about her…...
Will state taxes gleaned from alcohol sales help fund school lunches for more Utah kids?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (601+ words) One of the Legislature's ranking Democrats wants more Utah kids enjoying a healthy school lunch with funds supplemented by the state's liquor tax revenue. Senate Minority Leader Luz Escamilla, D-Salt Lake City, presented Senate Bill 180 on Thursday to the Senate…...
Author Arthur Brooks to deliver University of Utah commencement address
1+ week, 2+ day ago (482+ words) The University of Utah is turning to a familiar voice to send off its 2026 graduating class, announcing this week that Arthur Brooks has been chosen as this year's commencement speaker. "We are thrilled to welcome Arthur C. Brooks as our 2026 commencement…...
A BYU landmark will now host President Oaks’ vision for the university
1+ week, 2+ day ago (446+ words) The 97-foot-tall Carillon Bell Tower at BYU was built on the north part of the university's campus in 1975 as a centennial gift donated by students, faculty and alumni. More than 50 years later, as the school is commemorating its 150th anniversary year,…...
Church of Jesus Christ helps open new learning center for students with visual disabilities in Kenya
1+ week, 3+ day ago (472+ words) A new learning center for students with visual disabilities recently opened at a secondary school in Kisumu, Kenya, through a collaboration between the East African nation's Ministry of Education, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other community…...
President Oaks reaffirms the prophetic destiny of BYU in its 150th anniversary year
1+ week, 3+ day ago (571+ words) A crowded Marriott Center, packed full of buzzing BYU students, faculty and other listeners, immediately turned silent the moment President Dallin H. Oaks was spotted walking into the arena to deliver his first devotional address as the recently called prophet and…...
Did Utah crack the 'Most Educated States' top 10 rankings?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (787+ words) The Beehive State couldn't quite crack the top 10 list in a recent report identifying the most (and least) educated states in the U.S. " but it came close. Utah was ranked 11th in a WalletHub "Most Educated States" analysis released this week " and…...