Schools

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (284+ words) Utah auditors recommend state lawmakers revisit the teacher evaluation system. They say the Legislature should conduct an in-depth audit of how the public education system assesses teacher and principal performance and address how student data should be used. An audit…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (326+ words) The Trump administration wants to eliminate a series of programs that help disadvantaged students in Utah and across the country complete degrees beyond high school. Critics warn the move could create a shortage of skilled workers. Within the next decade,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (24+ words) Provo parents push back against $38 million plan to move elementary school...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (808+ words) When John Arthur, a Democratic representative from Holladay, read a recent report on how the Utah Fits All funds were spent last school year, he let out a big sigh. Utah's school choice program is one of the issues that…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (186+ words) “I apologize for the inconvenience and emotional turmoil that this has caused you,” the U.’s dean of students wrote in an email dismissing the cases against the students. (Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Riley Beesley, chairman of the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (450+ words) Universities across the country are preparing for a major threat: a demographic dip in traditional college-aged people and a drop in the public’s confidence in higher education. Utah, according to a new report, is faring better than the national average....

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (474+ words) The A. Ray Olpin Student Union hosted the fourth annual Korean festival on Sept. 11, introducing Korean culture to the local community. Bopsim is co-hosted by Cupbop, who first founded the festival in 2013. Originally it was a small RSVP event that grew…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (421+ words) For University of Utah students, a nuclear engineering track had to do more with healthcare technology and less with the nuclear reactors that Utah elected officials keep mentioning in their speeches when debating energy abundance. But, amid that big push…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (413+ words) Utah Tech University will soon be celebrating American music and composers with performances and fireworks for the community to enjoy. The university’s orchestra will perform its 13th Annual Concert Under the Stars in collaboration with the city of St. George on…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (346+ words) The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against a trio of states, including Utah, on Thursday, challenging local laws that allow some undocumented students to receive in-state tuition at state colleges and universities — a move the agency argues is unconstitutional. The…...