Martha Harris
Education ReporterMartha is KUER’s education reporter and comes to us from KSL NewsRadio. They spent time interning for Wyoming Public Radio, KUER, and Oregon Public Broadcasting. Martha studied journalism at Brigham Young University and grew up in Portland, Oregon. And while they miss Oregon’s rain, they love Utah’s mountains. When they’re not working, you can probably find Martha at a concert, running, or listening to musicals.
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The district is proposing closing Hawthorne, M. Lynn Bennion, Mary W. Jackson and Riley elementaries. -
BYU’s Native American Curriculum Initiative asked Utah’s eight sovereign nations what they want to be taught in schools and then they listened.
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During this school year and last, the private security company contracted by the Granite School District has struggled with turnover.
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Lawmakers put $42.5 million into the program, enough to cover about 5,000 students. Applications will open on Feb. 28, 2023.
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A 2022 law directed the Utah State Board of Education to put literacy coaches in schools with low literacy rates.
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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.
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The Muslim Student Association at the University of Utah has been targeted with Islamophobic messages and threatening voicemails.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Four friends ran around the giant whale sculpture at 9th & 9th hundreds of times to reach 26.2 miles. Now, others are also running the “Whaleathon.”
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A fan allegedly punched a referee in the back of the head after the Oct. 6 Skyridge High School-Pleasant Grove football game.
