Kristen Nelson, a sixth grade teacher at Farr West's Silver Ridge Elementary, advanced this week to the semifinal round of the second annual America’s Favorite Teacher contest. Voting for further advancement to the Final 16 ends Thursday night. At press time, Nelson ranked third among her ...
OGDEN — Several Weber State University programs could be cut or consolidated in the coming months if approved. Monday evening, WSU students received an emailed letter from President Brad Mortensen detailing the school's strategic reallocation plan and proposed cuts based on recently passed ...
CLEARFIELD — The Latinos in Action, or LIA, program at Clearfield High School will host its second annual car show and pop-up market — featuring student entrepreneurs — on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the school. The fundraising event will feature raffles, vendor booths, a live ...
KAYSVILLE — A Davis County teacher reached the final rounds of a national teaching contest. Sharie Scott, a third grade teacher at Kaysville's Creekside Elementary School, was a quarterfinalist in the second annual America's Favorite Teacher contest. She narrowly missed out on a semifinal ...
Is Utah’s “school choice” program unconstitutional? A year after Utah’s largest teacher union sued the state over that question, a 3rd District Court judge ruled that the program known as “Utah Fits All” violates the state constitution. The Utah Education Association had argued ...
When representatives from the Policy Project toured schools across the state ahead of a legislative proposal to expand the school free lunch program, they heard plenty of stories of how food insecurity affects Utah students. In Logan, a student athlete said he often scavenged pizza from a ...
