Wasatch School District

Posters line a Wasatch County elementary school hallway, April 22, 2025. Each poster has a different skill that students are working on. Students get to put their name on the poster once they’ve met the stated goal.

Education

Utah math scores are still below pre-pandemic levels

Martha Harris

Changes in scores vary widely across the state. Some districts — like Wasatch County — are bucking the downward trend, while others are falling even further behind.

Hawthorne Elementary School students listen to their teacher in their Salt Lake City classroom, Aug. 22, 2023.

Education

Utah ranks No. 37 among states in reading recovery since the pandemic

Martha Harris

The latest Education Recovery Scorecard places Utah students more than half a grade level behind in reading in the spring of 2024 compared to achievement levels before the pandemic.

Timpanogos Middle School parents listen to Principal Jim Judd in the school’s library on March 13, 2024. Judd talks about what’s going on at school and how they can support their kids. While Judd talks, family and community engagement coordinator Yuri Jenson stands off to the side and translates his remarks into Spanish. Parents wearing black and yellow shirts that say “Madres Líderes” or “Padres Líderes” on the back have been trained as school volunteers.

KUER En Español

Al conectarse en español, Timpanogos Middle aprovechó el poder de los padres latinos

Martha Harris

Los padres latinos dicen que el grupo “Padres y Madres Líderes” de la escuela les ha dado la confianza para involucrarse más profundamente en la educación de sus hijos.

Education

By connecting in Spanish, Timpanogos Middle tapped into the power of Latino parents

Martha Harris

Latino parents say the school's “Padres y Madres Líderes” group has given them the confidence to get more deeply involved with their kid’s education.

FILE - This Feb. 6, 2015, file photo, shows a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine on a countertop at a pediatrics clinic in Greenbrae, Calif.

Health

Vaccine exemption rates and missing measles shots have Utah health officials on guard

Tilda Wilson

Kindergarten vaccination rates have fallen well below recommended herd immunity levels. With cases popping up across the nation, a district health official said Utah schools “are sitting ducks” for a measles outbreak.