Salt Lake City School District

The deadline for the latest round of funding is Jan. 9. Local transportation directors say electric buses work well, but not perfectly.

The board unanimously voted on Dec. 10 to renew support for its 2017 Safe Schools Resolution. It was also reaffirmed in 2019 during the last Trump admin.

On Monday, the Utah Attorney General’s Office filed an indictment against Mohamed Baayd, who won reelection in November.

The bond would be used to rebuild Highland and West high schools, as well as go toward district sustainability projects.

Sayre Posey is known for her engaging U.S. history lessons at Northwest Middle School in Salt Lake City.

Salt Lake City School District Superintendent Elizabeth Grant has repeatedly said she wants schools to not just welcome the new students in, but to build “new communities.”

Even if a fourth high school isn’t feasible, district Superintendent Elizabeth Grant says things need to change in order to better serve students.

Earlier this year, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed into law a massive school security bill that only has $100 million of one-time funding. Some school district officials say it won’t be nearly enough.

Legislators left it up to each school district to decide how it would communicate the changes. Some have held classroom presentations. Others have sent home fact sheets or met privately with families who might be affected.

Currently, students can bring their phones on campus. But they can’t use them during class unless their teacher says so.

The parents allege a key member of the Salt Lake City School District closure study process had significant conflicts of interest because his wife is a principal at a school not chosen for closure.

Students from Hawthorne, Mary W. Jackson, M. Lynn Bennion and Riley Elementary will find new schools and boundaries will be redrawn.