Education & Schools

The Brigham Young University national landscaping team posing in front of the grounds....
Lindsay Aerts

BYU wins National Collegiate Landscaping Competition for the 5th time in 6 years

The BYU Cougars claimed have claimed their fifth National Collegiate Landscaping Competition in six years.
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The "Teach Hers" event in Davis School District hopes to keeps girls' interests in careers that are...
Mike Anderson

‘Tech Hers’ event shows girls they can seek careers stereotypically for boys

The Davis School District is making a special effort to keep girls interested in tech fields.
2 days ago
Prema Chruthoti, a third grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary in the Granite School District, is one...
Karah Brackin

Granite Education Foundation honors teachers, administrators with Excel Awards

Every year, the Granite Education Foundation honors nine teachers and one administrator in what is called the Excel Awards. 
2 days ago
North Davis Jr. High robotics team...
Mike Anderson

Anonymous donation sends Utah junior high robotics team to world championship

A robotics team at North Davis Junior High is headed to the World Championship.
6 days ago
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Katie Lobosco, CNN

New FAFSA calculation error by Education Department could further delay some students’ college decisions

The Department of Education said Friday that it has identified a vendor’s calculation error impacting several hundred thousand financial aid forms.
6 days ago
West High School Principal Jared Wright speaking at the ribbon cutting ceremony of the new clinic....
Matt Gephardt

West High School clinic opens with ribbon cutting ceremony

A new clinic opened at West High School, offering students and teachers on-site healthcare.
7 days ago
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Lauren Steinbrecher

Park City School District pledges change after dozens of harassment reports in investigation

A U.S. Department of Education report details dozens of cases of reported instances of harassment within the Park City School District, along with an agreement as the school district pledges to change.
8 days ago
red and blue lights above a yellow band of lights...
Michael Houck

Two teens in custody after shooting handgun near West Lake STEM Junior High

A school was placed on lockout protocol after two teens shot a handgun at a water tower Wednesday.
8 days ago
police at Mary Jackson Elementary...
Cary Schwanitz, Eliza Pace, and Daniel Woodruff, KSL TV

Child injured in hit-and-run crash outside Salt Lake City elementary school

An 8-year-old child was injured in a hit-and-run crash across the street from Mary Jackson Elementary School Wednesday afternoon, according to the Salt Lake City Police Department.
8 days ago
Edgemont Elementary School in Provo, Utah. (Provo City School District)...
Eliza Pace

Edgemont Elementary School’s principal and assistant principal are reinstated following investigation

Two Provo City School District employees were reinstated following an investigation involving a principal and assistant principal.
8 days ago
Students at Utah universities may see a tuition increase this year. (Kristin Murphy, Deseret News)...
HEATHER PETERSON, KSL NEWS RADIO

Utah’s public universities seek approval for tuition increase

In Utah you can now add tuition to the list of prices that may increase.
9 days ago
Sign with raised letters for the Utah Education Association...
Larry D. Curtis

UEA board votes unanimously to oppose ballot measure that would change education funding

The Utah Education Association Board of Directors voted unanimously to oppose a November ballot measure that would amend Utah's Constitution and change how education is funded.
14 days ago
Bingham High School parent, Todd Johnson, said he received an email from the school at 7 p.m. Wedne...
Mary Culbertson and Debbie Worthen, KSL TV

Police: Online school shooting threat at Bingham High is not credible

An online threat of a school shooting circled in the South Jordan community on Wednesday. Police said the threat was not credible.
15 days ago
The University of Utah Science and Engineering Fair picked up again in March after not being fully ...
Mary Culbertson

U of U holds first fully in-person Science and Engineering Fair since 2019

The University of Utah held its first Science and Engineering Fair fully in-person since 2019, and recently announced the winners.
15 days ago
Police maintain a presence after responding to false threats of shots fired at Ogden High School in...
Daniel Woodruff

Schools hope new Utah law will deter ‘swatting’ calls

Schools are reacting to a new law taking aim at people who falsely report school shootings.
15 days ago
Consulting firm seeks feedback at public meetings on potential Alpine School District split options...
Andrew Adams

Consulting firm seeks feedback at public meetings this week on potential Alpine School District split options

As the Alpine School District mulls a potential split that could create one or two additional districts, a district-hired consultant briefed the public on six different potential options.
15 days ago
FILE - Fans arrive for an NCAA college football game against UAB at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at the...
Mark Long, AP Sports Writer

NAACP urges student-athletes to reconsider Florida colleges after state eliminates DEI programs

The NAACP says Black student-athletes should reconsider attending public colleges and universities in Florida.
17 days ago
The panelists and students taking a group photo with each other....
Tamara Vaifanua

Middle school students shine a light on female scientists in Utah

Sixth graders at Voyage Academy in Clinton are celebrating female figures in STEM by digging deeper into their history.
17 days ago
Natalie Cline talks to those who came to support her at the monthly meeting for the Utah State Boar...
Marjorie Cortez, Deseret News

Natalie Cline returns to state school board after it censured her

State school board member Natalie Cline returned to her first regular board meeting Thursday after the board voted unanimously on Feb. 14 to censure her.
20 days ago
Junior High football players in Weber School District. (KSL TV)...
Lindsay Aerts

Weber School District discontinues junior high football program

A decades-old football program in the Weber School District is going away starting next school year.
21 days ago
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Hillcrest High School theater performs ‘The James Plays’

An amazing feat by Hillcrest High School Friday night as the 7-time state champions present their show, "The James Plays."
27 days ago
Layton High School (KSL TV)...
Michael Houck

Layton High School student in custody after being found with a gun on school grounds

Police arrested a student after he was found with a weapon while at Layton High School Friday morning.
27 days ago
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Tamara Vaifanua

Utah high school student wins business grant

A Utah high school student won a $3,000 grant to fund his new business venture.
28 days ago
The Department of Cultural and Community Engagement's STEM for Milo + Friends....
Debbie Worthen

Utah STEM program aims to help parents prepare children for success with conversation cards

When it comes to preparing your child for kindergarten, there is one score that experts now say can determine all kinds of life success, and it's not reading. It's math.
29 days ago

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