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Higher ed: No more budget cuts

University of Utah student Sarah Day has to decide whether to keep her double major or graduate on time. Spencer Potter, a junior at Dixie State College, is using an out-of-date computer drafting program in his design class.

Probe finds no proof charter school has ties to Islam

After months of investigating, the Utah State Charter School Board has found no evidence to support allegations that Beehive Science & Technology Academy exists to advance and promote Islamic beliefs.

Utah schools appear to lose out with new tax codes

It's not exactly a groundswell, but pockets of school board members are grumbling about changes to Utah's tax code that they say have robbed schools of hundreds of millions of dollars

Bountiful student removes nose stud after school suspension

Two weeks ago on the eve of Diwali, an official holiday in India known as the "Festival of Lights," Bountiful Jr. High School student Suzannah Pabla got her nose pierced.

Boost for Pell education grants seen as likely

Doug Hendriksen was already braced for bad news when he visited the University of Utah's financial aid office on Tuesday.

Utah budget cuts imperil elementary arts

 

 

 

 

 

Steve Grifffin / The Salt Lake Tribune Moses isn't convinced, but Faith insists on "doing an owl." The 6-year-olds have teamed up to create a collage animal using scraps of construction paper.

One-fifth of school out amid flu outbreak; football game off

With nearly one in five students out with the flu, Uintah High School in Vernal has canceled its varsity football game for Friday as well as all other activities and practices through the weekend.

Utah students improve in science, language arts

Utah students are doing better in language arts and science, but will the improvements be enough for the federal government?

New screening system flags school workers with criminal histories

It took 10 years. But public safety officials finally test drove a criminal databank for vetting Utah's public school employees, turning up about 500 workers with possible arrests and convictions.

Teen lobbies for broader sex ed in schools

In June, she stood before a room of state education leaders and explicitly described the types of sexual practices Utah teens mistakenly think are safe.