Education

Lawmakers put $42.5 million into the program, enough to cover about 5,000 students. Applications will open on Feb. 28, 2023.

A 2022 law directed the Utah State Board of Education to put literacy coaches in schools with low literacy rates.

There hasn’t been anything at the University of Utah like the reports of violent antisemitism on some college campuses. However, students have felt targeted for being Jewish.

The Muslim Student Association at the University of Utah has been targeted with Islamophobic messages and threatening voicemails.

The proposed bill would require all Utah schools to have either a school resource officer, an armed security guard or a trained and armed staff member readily available in case of a school shooting.

Utah, Washington, Cache, Davis and Wasatch counties can expect to add more than 4,000 school-age children each by 2060, according to the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute.

The report from the National Council on Teacher Quality gave the test that Utah uses a “strong” rating, while 29 other states got a “weak” rating.

As skilled trades face a nationwide worker shortage, a new training facility in rural southeast Utah is trying to make it easier for women to seize the opportunity.

Viewmont High School teacher Carly Maloney was selected by a committee of representatives from parent and teacher advocacy organizations, charter schools, the Utah State Board of Education and the 2023 teacher of the year.

The Utah State Board of Education is updating its rules after the state passed a law giving students the right to opt out of any parts of school that violate their beliefs.

When students at East, West and Highland high schools in Salt Lake City return from fall break on Oct. 17, they’ll be met with new weapons detectors and security guards.

Some of the proposed changes would allow schools to remove some books quicker and without the input of parents. It would also allow certain books to be banned statewide.