Utah Schools

7-Year-Old Kicked Off School Bus, Forced To Wander Alone

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 05.30.2012

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Amber Hobdy, a mother from Eagle Mountain, Utah, is outraged after her 7-year-daughter Kya was allegedly kicked off a school bus in an unfamiliar neig...

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How Utah Aims to Equalize the Academic Disparity Between Have's and Have-not's

Yolanda Flores Niemann and Eric D. Packenham | Posted 05.23.2012

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Yolanda Flores Niemann and Eric D. Packenham

Schools are imploding with the consequence of these changing demographics. Perhaps more than ever before in our nation's history, ensuring a quality education, and the contingencies thereof, is increasingly challenging.

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Utah Governor Vetoes Abstinence-Only Sex Education Bill

Reuters | Posted 05.16.2012

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By Bob Bernick SALT LAKE CITY, March 16 (Reuters) - Utah Gov. Gary Herbert on Friday vetoed a controversial bill banning public schoo...

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Abstinence-Only Sex Education Bill In Utah Prohibits Teaching Contraception

Posted 04.24.2012

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A bill requiring sex education classes to teach an abstinence-only curriculum moved closer to becoming a law in Utah Wednesday. The state House pas...

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Utah Lawmaker Proposes Giving Public Education Money Directly To Students, Not Schools

Posted 04.16.2012

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Funding for public education could go directly to the pockets of students, instead of to schools, under a proposal in the Utah legislature. The Uta...

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Teen Suspect In Utah School Bomb Plot Charged

AP | By BRIAN SKOLOFF | Posted 02.01.2012

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SALT LAKE CITY -- Authorities on Tuesday charged a 16-year-old boy with a felony in what they say was a plot to detonate a bomb at a Utah high school....

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Utah Schools Start Adopting Open Source Textbooks

AP | Posted 01.30.2012

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SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah classrooms may soon be making the switch to open-source online textbooks that can be cheaper and easier to update. The Utah St...

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Utah Girl Credited With Outing High School Bombing Plot

AP | PAUL FOY and JENNIFER DOBNER | Posted 03.28.2012

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ROY, Utah — The two teens had a detailed plot, blueprints of the school and security systems, but no explosives. They had hours of flight simula...

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Utah Teens Arrested In Alleged School Bombing Plot

AP | PAUL FOY | Posted 03.27.2012

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SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah high school student bragged to police that he was smarter than the Columbine killers and was plotting with an older stud...

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Utah School District Sued Over Student's Suicide

AP | Posted 01.24.2012

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SALT LAKE CITY -- A Utah couple has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the North Sanpete School District, claiming its failure to protect their so...

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Officials Reject New High School Mascot For 'Derogatory' Female Reference

Posted 03.21.2012

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The students spoke, and the school board vetoed: One high school opening in Utah won't be calling themselves the "Cougars." Students across the Can...

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Cutting The Safety Net: School District Axes Extra Credit

Posted 10.25.2011

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Forget about that last-minute extra book review or lab report to push that B+ to an A-. Students in the sixth through 12th grades at one Utah scho...

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