Lawmakers are wasting no time prioritizing what will likely be two of the more controversial bills of the legislative session. On Wednesday, Equal Opportunity Initiatives, or HB261, is set to go in front of the House Education Committee. Sponsored by Rep. Katy Hall, R-South Ogden, in the ...
More details are coming to light about Utah Republican lawmakers’ efforts to restrict diversity, equity and inclusion practices. A newly filed bill in the Utah Legislature is expected to change the mission of diversity, equity and inclusion offices in public universities to make their ...
SALT LAKE CITY — A Black woman hired by a Northern Utah school district to investigate racial harassment complaints the year after a 10-year-old Black student died by suicide says that she, too, experienced discrimination from district officials. Joscelin Thomas, a former coordinator in ...
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has asked state educators and community leaders to remove cellphones from the classroom by creating "a collaborative and cohesive (local education agency)-wide policy framework." The governor's office sent letters making the request to the Utah State Board of Education, ...
OGDEN — A team of student researchers from Weber State University and Draper's Loveland Living Planet Aquarium have teamed up to monitor otters along the Weber River. The project was launched by Britnee Cheney, an expert and keeper at the aquarium, who began surveying the Provo River in ...
OGDEN — No injuries were reported following a fire in a Weber State University residence building on Christmas Day. According to WSU Public Relations Director Bryan Magaña, authorities were summoned to a grease fire Monday evening at University Village. "Fire crews responded to reports of ...
Several Utah schools and school districts on Friday were once again victims of a rash of hoax threats. According to a press release from the Utah Department of Public Safety, the agency was aware of several schools throughout the state receiving emailed bomb threats. "As of our latest ...
OGDEN — Weber State University began the year with a new program and will end the year with a new tradition. On Thursday, WSU will have its inaugural white coat ceremony to celebrate the university's first cohort of 20 physician assistant students. The ceremony — hosted by the Department ...
OGDEN — Odyssey Elementary School is now more prepared than ever to serve students in need along with their families. On Thursday, Ogden School District representatives and several other local officials held a ribbon-cutting for the school’s Family Support Center — the first such ...
OGDEN — In September 1953, Weber State University enrolled 36 students into its nursing program. Today, nearly 100 students are enrolled each semester and the nursing school employs 59 faculty and 10 staff members. The program, named the Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing, has produced more ...
