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There’s a gap between ideas parents associate with Critical Race Theory and what scholars say it actually is. Teachers say they don’t teach the theory, but it can be a tool for educators to address disparities between students.
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Feodora Chiosea/iStockphotoA recent report from the nonprofit planning group Envision Utah looks into the barriers high school students face going to college. Cost is number one. But a complex application process and a lack of clear information wasn’t far behind. -
Kate Groetzinger/KUERThe San Juan School District is still working on getting internet access to all of its students on the Navajo Nation. The project was supposed to be completed by the summer, but it ran into some delays.
How we choose to dress — and how we’re told to dress — reveals a lot about who has the power in society. In his new book, author Richard Thompson Ford examines the history of how we dress and how clothing affects individuals and society — for the good and the bad.
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Utah’s exceptional drought has led to a busy start to the fire season. Hot, dry and windy conditions have helped fires spread rapidly and slowed suppression. -
Salt Lake City’s new director of homelesness policy says federal and private money for affordable housing this year could help efforts to combat homelessness.
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A recent U.S. Supreme Court case is causing concerns among the Utah migrant community after the ruling declared temporary protection status will not provide a pathway to residency if people entered into the U.S. unlawfully.
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Localscaping is a way to design yards and lawns in a water efficient way, which may help with Utah’s water shortages in the long-term.
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Women make up 70% of Democratic state lawmakers, but just 11% of Republican state lawmakers are women.
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The Utah Fraternal Order of Police hosted a de-escalation training for law enforcement Monday amid calls for police reform and more training for officers.
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This summer, KUER producer Benjamin Bombard is traveling around Utah looking for places that are…extra. Extreme. His first mission: to find the darkest place — above ground — in the state. He just might have found it among the redrock spires of Kodachrome State Park.
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A bipartisan group of 10 senators has a framework for an infrastructure deal that doesn't include any tax increases, but the White House isn't signed on and lawmakers are still working on the details.
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When covering the aftermath of the Pulse nightclub shooting, NPR's Ari Shapiro realized he had visited years prior. He tells host Michel Martin how that changed the way he covered the story.
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What's changed since the tragedy at Pulse nightclub in Orlando? Florida Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith and George A. Wallace, executive director of LGBT+ Center Orlando, talk with NPR's Michel Martin.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with journalist Anne Applebaum about the role of far-right political parties in European politics and what President Biden's diplomacy might mean for them.
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