How identity politics affected...

Dec 28, 2020 by

How identity politics affected the NFL, NASCAR and other sports this year

In an especially polarizing year, the competition wasn’t limited to games By Jennifer Graham For a while, 2020 looked like a year in...

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Several Disney Plus films rand...

Jan 6, 2020 by

Several Disney Plus films randomly disappeared already. Here’s why

Here’s why you can’t find your favorite movie anymore By Herb Scribner Disney Plus is officially live (or it will be by the time you...

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Utah teacher, principal placed...

Nov 2, 2019 by

Utah teacher, principal placed on leave after post about Hitler costume

A Facebook post claimed a Creekside Elementary School student came to school dressed as Adolf Hitler for Halloween. The Davis School...

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They save Colombia’s children ...

Aug 25, 2019 by

They save Colombia’s children from the sewers, the streets, and from a life of no promise

“We take bread and hot chocolate into the sewers so the children will sit down and listen to us while we talk them into leaving...

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BYU study: Helicopter parentin...

Jun 26, 2019 by

BYU study: Helicopter parenting is less prevalent — and less harmful — than you think

BYU researchers wanted to see how helicopter parenting affected children transitioning to adulthood. What they found bucks a popular...

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Inside the newsroom: Love one ...

May 5, 2019 by

Inside the newsroom: Love one another, if you can get past the oppression

SALT LAKE CITY — On Thursday morning the call from Washington, D.C., was to love one another. Let that sink in a bit. It came during...

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Democrats put target on many t...

Feb 9, 2019 by

Democrats put target on many top charters

Democrats are renewing their war on school choice in Michigan, this time targeting some of the top performing charters in the state....

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More proof that charters do be...

Sep 14, 2018 by

More proof that charters do better

Hard evidence continues to debunk the widely circulated myth that charter schools in Detroit perform no better than traditional...

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Why children have the most to ...

Jul 11, 2018 by

Why children have the most to lose in the latest battle over LGBT and religious rights

By Gillian Friedman – LANSING, Mich. — Shamber Flore was 5 years old, home alone in the bleak Michigan winter. She rummaged...

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USU didn’t notify school...

May 28, 2018 by

USU didn’t notify schools of former faculty sexual misconduct. Was it obligated to?

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah State University did not notify other universities about sexual harassment allegations against two former USU...

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Experts: Racism exists in your...

Dec 27, 2017 by

Experts: Racism exists in your school and teachers aren’t trained to handle it

SALT LAKE CITY — When Allison Martin read earlier this school year about five students from Weber High School taking turns yelling a...

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Utah lawmakers propose $4,000 ...

Nov 9, 2017 by

Utah lawmakers propose $4,000 salary stipends for special ed teachers

By Marjorie Cortez, KSL – SALT LAKE CITY — Qualifying special educators could earn stipends starting at $4,000 annually under a...

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PE, health, arts no longer mid...

Aug 7, 2017 by

PE, health, arts no longer middle school core requirements

SALT LAKE CITY — Physical education, health, the arts, and college and career readiness courses will no longer be core requirements...

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SOLD! sign projected on USU bu...

Jun 10, 2017 by

SOLD! sign projected on USU business school to protest $25M gift from Koch Foundation

LOGAN — A group objecting to the recent $25 million gift by the Koch Foundation to Utah State University’s Jon M. Huntsman School of...

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U. game development program cr...

May 1, 2017 by

U. game development program creating more than entertainment

SALT LAKE CITY — Faced with more than 100 program options across the U.S., Kenny Green said winnowing his top choice for pursuing a...

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Teaching our daughter how to d...

Jan 4, 2017 by

Teaching our daughter how to deal with mean girls

How do you teach your children to handle bullying at a young age? My husband and I recently had an experience where we needed to...

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Equality Utah files lawsuit ov...

Oct 22, 2016 by

Equality Utah files lawsuit over what it calls ‘anti-gay school laws’

SALT LAKE CITY — A federal lawsuit by Equality Utah accuses the Utah State Board of Education, its superintendent and three school...

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Students post ‘modest...

Aug 23, 2016 by

Students post ‘modest’ gains in third year of SAGE test

SALT LAKE CITY — A majority of students in Utah are still performing below what’s considered proficient, despite posting modest...

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Troubled teen treatment brings...

Aug 8, 2016 by

Troubled teen treatment brings hundreds of millions to Utah economy

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah is home to more than 100 residential treatment facilities for youth who are trying to improve their lives. And...

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Credit education secretary for...

Apr 21, 2016 by

Credit education secretary for broadened approach

Education leaders in Utah have embraced the value of giving local schools more flexibility in designing classroom plans. The new U.S....

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