During the 2022-23 academic year, Utah public colleges and universities awarded 19,219 bachelor’s degrees. It was about 100 more than the previous year. But, the Utah System of Higher Education wants to see even better outcomes with a new system: giving students the option to get their ...
OGDEN — Weber State University's Department of Exercise & Nutrition Sciences has begun working with the school's rising esports program to study the effects on the body of playing video games.
The project, launched by Bryan Dowdell, assistant professor of exercise and sport science ...
OGDEN — A star of one of the most quotable sitcoms of the last 20 years is coming to Ogden.
On Friday, Weber State University announced in a press release that comedian Rainn Wilson — who appeared as Dwight Schrute in the American version of "The Office" — will headline WSU's spring ...
Utah’s largest teacher union is opposing a proposed change to the Utah Constitution that would remove the state’s current requirement that income tax revenue be reserved only for public education and services for children and people with disabilities.
Utah Education Association Board of ...
LAYTON — Beth Martin knows a thing or two about perseverance. Despite challenges presented by her dyslexia and ADHD, the Layton resident pushed forward with her dream of becoming a registered nurse, finally completing the task in February.
It was a moment 20 years in the making for the ...
WEST HAVEN — A new elementary school that is being constructed in Weber County has officially received its name and mascot.
The Weber School District Board of Education was presented with several options from a naming committee for the school, located at approximately 5000 W. 3300 South in ...
SALT LAKE CITY — Gun violence prevention advocates who gathered Monday at the Utah State Capitol called on Gov. Spencer Cox to veto legislation that they said could place children in harm's way by training more teachers to carry firearms on campus.
The bill funding tactical training for ...
Another bill that could open the door to religion in Utah schools is making its way through the Utah Legislature.
The Utah House on Friday voted 56-13 to pass HB514, a bill that would give school districts the option to allow volunteer chaplains in their schools to help provide emotional ...
The Utah Legislature has approved a bill expanding on a 2022 law that allows parents to challenge “sensitive materials” in schools, making it easier to prohibit “criminally indecent or pornographic” books statewide if they’re banned in a handful of school districts or charter ...
OGDEN — Social media use, and the potentially harmful impact it can make on young people, has been a hot-button issue in Utah. Last year, the state's Legislature passed restrictions on how Utah minors access and use social media platforms. More recently, Gov. Spencer Cox and Lt. Gov. Deidre ...