OGDEN — At an open house on Tuesday night, parents of Taylor Canyon Elementary students were able to learn more about the potential closure of the school, which will occur if the $87 million Ogden school bond election passes in November.

OGDEN — Ahead of next month’s general election, the Ogden School District’s multi-million dollar bond proposal now has an important public endorsement.

The Weber School District is hosting open houses next week to gather input on elementary school boundary changes.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The board that controls tuition hikes for Utah’s eight public colleges and universities is not adequately doing its job, according to a recent audit.

OGDEN — With a student body that's more than 50 percent Hispanic, Rich Nye, superintendent of Ogden schools, is mindful of seeking a staff that represents the district's demographics.

OGDEN —  A second lawsuit has been filed against the Ogden School District regarding a former teacher convicted of sexually abusing two students. 

OGDEN – Several Ogden School Board of Education candidates are in support of an $87 million bond initiative on the ballot in November.

PLEASANT VIEW — Numerous police and fire agencies responded to a Pleasant View charter school Wednesday afternoon after a threat of a school shooting was placed to 911 dispatchers. 

ROY – Weber School Board candidates introduced themselves to the community on Tuesday at an event hosted by the League of Women Voters. Only candidates in contested districts participated.

ROY — The candidates in Nov. 6 elections for the Weber and Ogden school boards will be meeting in separate candidate forums, giving parents and other voters a chance to hear and meet them.

At South Clearfield Elementary, Kirk Redford’s classroom was buzzing as his sixth-grade students settled down after a class change.

OGDEN — The Ogden School District’s $87 million bond proposal will likely have the formal support of Ogden City.

OGDEN — Last year, the prospect of tearing down Polk School on Ogden’s East Bench and rebuilding it, bigger than the original, filled Susan Garner, a neighbor, with dread.

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WASHINGTON TERRACE — Weber School District officials want kids to stand up and speak out, to feel empowered when they hear or see an instance of racism or discrimination.

OGDEN — A former Weber State University faculty member from Pakistan alleges in a federal lawsuit that he was discriminated against because of his race, national origin and Muslim faith and suffered retaliation after he complained.

OGDEN — The Ogden School District has scheduled 13 open houses to give the public a chance to learn more about the $87 million bond proposal on the Nov. 6 ballot.

Civil rights leader and farm labor union organizer Dolores Huerta delivered a keynote talk for Weber State University's Hispanic Heritage month Tuesday. She shared the same message she's championed for decades — "Sí, se puede."

OGDEN — Weber State University has renamed its school of nursing in honor of a woman who was instrumental in expanding health care offerings in Ogden in the early 1900s.

Out of Utah’s 41 school districts, only two are Google Reference Districts, and Northern Utah is home to both of them.

In the 1960s and 1970s, Dolores Huerta worked alongside civil rights leader César Chávez.

OGDEN — What a difference a year makes.

OGDEN — After a series of public meetings and surveys, with the ballot language pinpointed, now comes the time for the Ogden School District to sell its $87 million bond proposal to the public.

PLEASANT VIEW — Two students were taken to the hospital and dozens of others were examined by medical personnel after being sickened by an unknown odor at Weber High School Monday morning. 

OGDEN — Students and community members can learn how area law enforcement agencies are trying to reduce racial bias in their policing efforts at a barbecue Saturday at Weber State.

An ongoing teacher shortage has dominated headlines across the state for the past few years, leaving many wondering what solutions could be put in place to address the intricate problem.

OGDEN — As soon as Zoey and Layla came back from school, the first thing they wanted to do was play in the playground.

OGDEN — Although they are not easy to identify right away, there is a different type of student present at Weber State University: high schoolers.

The Utah State Charter School Board has accepted two proposals that, if approved in January, could give Weber County two new charter schools.

Recently, I chatted with a man who trims my trees. As we talked about nature, I discovered he once believed the earth was flat. True, you can’t easily see the curvature in the earth from atop a tree. While in a tiny minority, he is not the only one to hold that belief.

WEBER COUNTY — It’s the day before the Ben Lomond High School graduation and the seniors are excited about their big day. Some of them are talking about what they are going to wear, others talk about their hairstyles for tomorrow. And, of course, there are those who talk about the party happ…

FARMINGTON — Lauren Bass tried out multiple times to be part of the student government at Davis High School. It never worked out.

OGDEN — Ogden School District residents will see a bond proposal in November aimed at renovating and replacing some elementary schools in the district.

HOOPER — Last year, Kenya Karras got in trouble at Hooper Elementary School for doing cartwheels.

Fritz Backman, the former head coach of the Bonneville High boys soccer team, was arrested Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 21, and booked into Davis County Jail on a felony arrest warrant issued Monday in Colorado.

Ogden children returned to school on Monday morning as the new school year kicked off. For students at James Madison Elementary School, that meant meeting a new principal and a visit from the Weber County Sheriff's Mounted Posse.

The summer break is almost over for northern Utah students and school districts are ready to welcome them once again.

OGDEN — The Ogden Board of Education has called, one more time, a special session to discuss the future of a potential ballot proposal in November.

OGDEN — Weber School District residents beware: you are probably going to see a tax increase.

OGDEN — When students at Weber School District go back to school on Aug. 21, they’ll see something different: there will be fewer, if any, recycling bins in their school buildings.

OGDEN — The Weber School Board will vote Wednesday night whether or not to increase the tax rate, something that could affect many residents within the school district’s boundaries.

OGDEN — The Ogden School Board is one step closer to deciding on a bond proposal that could be placed on the November ballot.

OGDEN —After an intense debate Thursday night, the Ogden School Board voted against a tax increase for some homeowners within the school district’s boundaries.

OGDEN — The Ogden School Board will discuss keeping the same tax rate as last year, a move that could increase taxes for those whose property values have increased since last year, in a meeting Thursday night.

Denise Willmore has been teaching for 24 years. She had to sacrifice a lot to become a teacher.

OGDEN — Ogden residents would like a bond that keeps the neighborhood schools concept and that can address school safety and school security.

OGDEN — Wearing the number 12 on his back, CJ George was ready to do what he had trained to do: ride a sheep as part of the Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo mutton bustin’ event.