The announcement doesn’t set a timeline for when the new school will open. However, it stressed that the school will have an international focus.

“I know if our teachers have the help and support that they need, that our kids will have the best chance at quality instruction and good outcomes,” Horsley told KUER.

Utah’s new school safety law requires an armed person on campus. There’s also a timetable of work that school districts and law enforcement need to finish before classes start.

Kansas-based U.S. District Judge John Broome, a Trump appointee, blocked the Biden admin's expanded LGBTQ+ protections in that state, as well as in Alaska, Utah and Wyoming.

Horsley, a longtime Granite School District staffer, starts later in July. Current Superintendent Rich Nye is joining the governor’s administration.

The Utah State Board of Education will send out a list by Aug. 5 of any books that need to be removed from public schools statewide under the new law.

U.S. District Judge John Broomes' decision is the third against the rule from a federal judge in recent weeks. It applies in Alaska, Kansas, Utah and Wyoming because they sued.

Utah’s anti-DEI law officially kicked in on July 1. The reorganization or closure of cultural and resource centers is happening over the summer break, leaving a new framework when students return in the fall.

In small towns across Utah, it’s tough for kids who play violin or cello to get the chance to play with others in an orchestra. One local music festival is trying to change that.

During a special legislative session, lawmakers approved two resolutions that could jeopardize federal education funding.

The traditional water cycle diagram in many K-12 classrooms doesn’t reflect what’s happening in the real world, said Brigham Young University ecology professor Ben Abbott, and doesn’t reflect modern climate.

The new rules officially broaden the interpretation of Title IX to include gay and transgender students. The changes conflict with Utah’s new bathroom access law and have already prompted the state to sue.