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Back-to-school shopping in June? Here's why you need to start now
1+ hour, 18+ min ago (147+ words) The case for starting now Why early still isn't easy How to make this year smoother Where back-to-school is heading The season no longer fits into a single weekend. Families are turning what used to be a last-minute dash into…...
Building for the future: Ground broken on new high school in Saratoga Springs
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (915+ words) The Alpine School District is celebrating a new high school that will in a few short years serve two northwest Utah County cities that are exceeding projected population growth. On Friday, school district officials, community leaders and members of the…...
Ushering in a new era: New Springville High School opens to the public
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (602+ words) One of the many traditions inside the old Springville High School has to do with a large mural referred to as "the untouchable." Students are not allowed to touch the mural, and anyone who does has to get down and…...
Pressing pause: Provo City School District tables school closure talks, to examine DLI programs
3+ week, 1+ day ago (408+ words) The Provo City School District Board of Education has tabled school closure discussions as it steers its focus toward reviewing its Dual Language Immersion programs. In a letter released to the community Monday, the board said the school closure conversation…...
BYU: Nursing professors piloting program to reduce early-career burnout
3+ week, 5+ day ago (350+ words) Nursing jobs are dominating hiring trends, and young people are paying attention. In the 2024-25 application cycle, applications to nursing programs jumped a staggering 24% and The Wall Street Journal recently reinforced nursing's reputation as being AI-proof. With the federal officials expecting…...
United Way: Preparing children for learning " before they start school
3+ week, 5+ day ago (467+ words) A volunteer helps a child with learning activities at a United Way Community Center. As summer begins, there's a natural pause that settles in for families. Backpacks are emptied, schedules are loosened and we find ourselves reflecting on the past…...
Building blocks: Inside Timpanogos School District's preparations for 2027 launch
3+ week, 5+ day ago (890+ words) Timpanogos School District officials are working to build a new district that is financially stable and can serve students on a scholarly level ahead of its official launch in July 2027." As part of the planning process, new superintendent Joseph Jensen…...
Guest opinion: Robots versus teachers
4+ week, 1+ day ago (162+ words) Courtesy Weber State University I have feelings about this. Teaching is, of course, about phonics, counting, and remembering, yes. But in the classrooms that I have the privilege of witnessing, it's about caring, about connecting, about love. Our students have…...
A launchpad:" MTECH graduates record class ready for the workforce
4+ week, 18+ hour ago (523+ words) Mountainland Technical College's 2026 graduating class marked the largest for a technical college in state history as nearly 3, 000 students walked across the aisle Tuesday at the UCCU Center on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem. With 89% of graduates currently…...
To raise our children: Early childhood educators fill vital roles in building communities but face tough challenges
4+ week, 19+ hour ago (921+ words) Kids play with balloon swords at the "A Day Without Child Care" event in Clearfield on Monday, May 11, 2026. It may take a village to raise a child " but what about those who don't live in a village? Our modern times…...